Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2009

My "go-to" ganache recipe! LOVE IT! Especially topping a peanut butter cheesecake. OH. YUM.

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MARGIEBOZ

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Cecil, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2009

I didn't use the brandy, and I think I used semisweet chocolate because I don't like bitter, but it worked well and tasted good. I added a little corn syrup to it, and I think without that, it wouldn't have been as pretty/shiny.

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Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2009

Yummy! I used Dove Dark Chocolate and left out the Brandy. If you don't love dark chocolate I would recommend using half dark half milk chocolate to cut the bitterness.

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zavi

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Long Island, New York, USA

Reviewed: May 11, 2009

Good recipe- I added a splash of coffee which adds a depth of flavor to the chocolate, used it with a french vanilla cake mix, and put chopped walnuts on the top. Very easy and very good!

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Biokerristry

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Porterville, California, USA

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2009

didn't work for me - followed the directions but ended up with a chocolate 'sauce' that ran off the cake, even after I allowed it to cool, as suggested by other reviewers.

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KJones

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2009

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!

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Marianne Gillette

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Little Silver, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Johnsburg, New York, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2009

This was fantastic although I ended up needing a thicker frosting because my cake broke so I let it cool a bit and beat in a package of cream cheese and 3/4 cup powdered sugar.

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Kalex

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA

Living In: Portland, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2009

Any kind of liqueur works in this recipe. I prefer Kahlua. Rich and decadent. So much better than a sweet icing sugar laden frosting. I used it to top the fabulous Black Magic Cake from this site.

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HSWEET

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Odessa, Saskatchewan, Canada

Living In: Balgonie, Saskatchewan, Canada

Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2009

I made a few changes, but it worked out really well in a pinch. I used 1/2 cup skim milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract instead of the brandy. Heated the milk, butter, and extract in the microwave, then added semi-sweet chocolate chips & let sit to melt. It took a lot of stirring to melt the chips fully, but that's because of the stabilizers in chocolate chips. Let cool until spreadable & used for a 2 layer cake. Yum!

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