Ganache

Recipe courtesy Nigella Kitchen, Food Network

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 8 min

Yield: 1 1/2 to 2 cups

Ingredients

• 8 ounces good dark chocolate, chopped (not below 60 percent cocoa, recommended: Valrhona)
• 8 ounces heavy cream, scalded

Directions

Completely melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Add the cream to a medium bowl and pour in the chocolate. Whisk the mixture very slowly creating a shiny, elastic emulsion.

Use for dipping cupcakes into the ganache for a quick frosting or pipe it into candy shells to make instant chocolates!