Ganache adventures .......

i love trying new recipes and risk when it comes to cooking - you never know till you try it right - anyways, i was looking for chocolate icing that would make a wedding cake stand out - and because i was making devils food cake i could not use buttercream icing - i would think it would just ruin the whole cake...

The bride made it clear that she wanted everything chocolate so for some strange reason the word ganache came to mind - i know it was a type of icing and it had this smoothness and shine to it problem is i didnt know to make - so i googled it and found the recipe - i was suprise at how simple the recipe was and the whole process - all thats needed for a basic recipe is heavy cream, dark chocolate and corn syrup just to add more shine to it - simple enough so i thought - i experimented alot and finally came up with the right consistency that would look smooth and glossy - there was alot of trials and errors going on the kitchen - but i had a fun time doing it - let me ask wouldnt you be having fun when you're working with chocolate - i couldnt ask for anything more except maybe ...... anyways i think the fun part was going to the cake supplie shop and seeing the varieties of chocolate available - i went .. I am chocolate freak and dark chocolate happens to be my favorite ... You have not seen bars pf chocolate until youve seen real bars of chocolate - shaped like gold bars except they are chocolate of course - they were huge they were yummy and all i wanted was to melt them down and swim in it -

I was smiling after i got that chocolate and still amazed cos i have never seen chocolate like that before - i was for sure in chocolate heaven - me likie dark chocolate longtime hehee..

A little education on ganache if anyones keen on trying it out .. According to wikipedia.com Ganache is a French word for a mixture of chocolate and heavy creamused as an icing or filling for pastriesfilled chocolates, or other desserts Its origins date to around 1850, possibly invented in Switzerlandor in France. An detailed explanation can be found at Baking911.. For more ganache tips joys of baking & for samples of chocolate ganache wedding cakes you can check out
maui wedding cakes and im closing this blog with pictures of my favorite chocolate ganache wedding cakes ...

Dont the cakes look pretty .. so simple and elegant - sweet to the eyes and the taste bud to im sure .. its romantic and dreamy and perfect for that beach wedding ...

happy drooling everyone ..