Orange and Chocolate Cake – Day two – Whipped Ganache Frosting
I Love a simple and easy frosting and I don’t think that this frosting could get any easier.
It’s just two ingredients and little bit of waiting, but that’s it. Simple.
I was a bit nervous of the consistency of the ganache when I pulled my container out of the fridge. It has the consistency of melted ice cream. It tasted great, but it wasn’t thick like what you would think of for traditional ganache. If you are familiar with chocolate sauces or truffles, you know that it thickens up in the fridge to a more solid state. This was just liquid.
The good news is that it whipped up great! It resulted in a light and fluffy chocolate whipped cream that tasted amazing!
Whipped Ganache Frosting
Cook time:
Light and fluffy but full of Chocolate flavor, this Whipped Ganache Frosting will become your favorite frosting as well.
Ingredients
- 1½ cup heavy cream
- 6 oz semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat the cream in a small sauce pan over medium low heat stirring occasionally and not allowing a skin to form. Bring it to a simmer then remove from heat.
- Add in the chocolate chips and allow it to sit for 5 minutes to melt. Stir the chocolate cream until ALL the chocolate is melted.
- Cover and chill overnight.
- Pour into your mixer bowl and whip with the whisk attachment. Start at a low speed and gradually increase the speed whipping until it just starts to hold the shape. Don't over-whip it.
- Frost your cake and enjoy.
Notes
I love it! So yum.
It’s so easy and so good! I don’t know why I’d never made it before.
Oh my goodness, whipped ganache?!!!!! This sounds ridiculously good!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This looks amazing, I will have to try this! Kari
Thanks so much. It was great!
That sounds delicious! Pinning now!
Thanks for the pin. Always appreciated!
I love ganache and I love whipped chocolaty goodness! That bowl is so pretty!
thank you. I find a lot of treasures at Home Goods.
Beautiful! I’m on a cake and icing kick right now (even though I’m not so great at icing things!) and this looks delicious.
It’s a light and fluffy icing, so it’s not meant to be perfect. Slap it on and call it yummy!
This looks absolutely amazing. I love simple foods with simple ingredients. Pinning! Would love for you to share at Fridays Unfolded!
Alison
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Thanks so much! A pin is always appreciated.
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Sounds awesome!! How much icing does it make? (i.e. will it cover a 2 layer 8-in cake? Or a 9×12 sheet cake?) Thanks!
Yes, all this covered my 2 layer 8 inch cake. I don’t think you’ll stretch it to a 3 layer cake.
even after sitting in the refrigerator all night mine is still the consistency of water! what did I do wrong?
Not sure what you may have done. Melted chocolate and cream should thicken back up. Did you use the right amount and ingredients?
Can I use this as a cake filling??
Definitely! That would be great!