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Chocolate Icing Tips
- Use cocoa powder, white or bittersweet chocolate to flavor your icing.
- Add the confectioner's sugar in batches until you reach the desired consistency.
- Use additional milk to thin the icing if it becomes too thick.
- Create a rich chocolate ganache by using hot cream to melt bittersweet chocolate.
- Watch the cream carefully as it heats to ensure it doesn't boil over.
- Reheat thickened ganache by stirring it in a stainless steel bowl over a bowl of hot water.
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How to Make Ganache
Ganache is more of a sauce than an icing, in that is is poured over a cake and allowed to set. The expert chef in this video discusses the need to purchase very high quality chocolate when making ganache because the quality of the chocolate will determine the taste of the finished ganache.
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Introduction
- Whether you need a luscious topping for baked goods or even a rich dip for fresh fruit, chocolate icing is always a crowd pleaser. Choose the traditional chocolate buttercream icing or a versatile chocolate ganache that can be used to create a shiny glaze for cakes or cupcakes, whipped into a fluffy frosting or filling for baked goods and used to make truffles.All Recipes: Chocolate Ganache Either version will be ready to use in approximately 15 minutes.
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Making Chocolate Icing
- Blend this two-cup batch of fluffy chocolate icing, also known as "chocolate buttercream," in about 15 minutes.
What You'll Need for Chocolate Frosting
- Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Equipment
- Saucepan
- Mixing bowls
- Flour sifter
- Spoon
- Stove
What to Do to Make Chocolate Icing
- Melt the butter in a saucepan.Hershey's Kitchens: "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Frosting
- Stir in the cocoa powder and vanilla.All Recipes: Chocolate Frosting II-2
- Stir in the milk.All Recipes: Chocolate Frosting I-2
- Gradually add the confectioner's sugar until you reach the desired consistency.All Recipes: Chocolate Frosting I-2
- Stir the frosting to ensure it's smooth before spreading.Martha Stewart: Ultimate Chocolate Frosting
Making Chocolate Ganache
- Since there are only two ingredients, use good-quality chocolate to create this shiny, decadent topping. This recipe will yield about three cups.
What You'll Need
- Ingredients
- 1 1/4 pounds bittersweet chocolate
- 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
- Equipment
- Knife or food processor
- Mixing bowl
- Saucepan
- Stove
- Whisk or spoon
What to Do
- Chop the chocolate with a serrated knife or using a food processor.Food Network: Alton Brown's Ganache Frosting Recipe
- Place the chocolate in a heat-proof bowl.Martha Stewart: Chocolate Ganache
- Heat the cream in a saucepan over medium-high heat just until it comes to a boil.All Recipes: Ganache I
- Pour the hot cream over the chocolate.Martha Stewart: Chocolate Ganache
- Stir the mixture with a whisk until it's smooth.All Recipes: Chocolate Ganache
- Let the ganache cool before using.Recipezaar: Ganache
- Store the ganache up to two weeks in the refrigerator.Recipezaar: Basic Ganache
- -To get the refrigerated ganache back to a spreadable consistency, reheat it by stirring it in a stainless steel bowl over hot water.All Recipes: Ganache I
- YouTube Video: Video Recipe: Ganache (Time: 2:58)
Variations
- Adjust the consistency, sweetness and flavors of the chocolate icing and chocolate ganache with one of these simple variations.
- Adjust the amount of cocoa powder to create light, medium or dark chocolate frosting.Recipezaar: Kittencal's Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.
- Use heavy cream instead of milk for a slightly thicker icing.Epicurious: Chocolate Frosting
- Evaporated milk makes the frosting extra sweet and creamy.All Recipes: Creamy Chocolate Frosting
- Add pecans to make a icing with crunchy texture and nutty flavor.Martha Stewart: Mario Bosquez's Mexican Chocolate Icing
- Beating in egg whites will create a chocolate meringue icing.All Recipes: Chocolate Meringue Frosting
- Incorporate instant coffee to blend a mocha version of the frosting.All Recipes: Chocolate Frosting II
- Blend a creamy and tangy icing by adding cream cheese and sour cream.Martha Stewart: Chocolate Frosting
- Use maple syrup and soy milk to create a vegan ganache.Recipezaar: Ganache
- Impart a lemon background flavor to the chocolate ganache by adding the fruit's juice and zest.Recipezaar: Lemon Ganache
- Instant powdered espresso gives the ganache a rich coffee flavor.Recipezaar: Coffee Ganache
Uses for Chocolate Icing
- Mahalo is a great source of recipes and decorating tips to help you put your batch of chocolate icing to good use. Check out these ideas:
- Learn how to apply the topping to cupcakes (and use the tips when making cakes and cookies, too) with how to frost cupcakes.
- Discover how to make delectable cupcakes to pair with the icing at how to make vanilla cupcakes and how to make chocolate cupcakes.
- Use the icing to top crunchy cookies. Find directions to bake them at how to make sugar cookies and how to bake Christmas cookies.
- Get creative with your frosting with innovative techniques found at how to decorate Christmas cupcakes, how to make and decorate Hanukkah cupcakes, how to decorate Halloween cupcakes and how to decorate Thanksgiving cupcakes.
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