Chocolate Ganache

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There's nothing more decadent than some delicious chocolate ganache!

Ingredients

8 oz(225 g) chopped or chocolate chips
1 cup heavy or whipping cream
1 tbsp butter


Instructions
In a bowl add the chocolate.
Heat the cream just till the cream has reaches a rolling boil.
Pour a cup over the chocolate and leave for a minute.
After a minute stir till combined.
Add a tbsp of butter - this is optional but gives a nice gloss to the ganache.


If you want a pouring consistency, use the ganache just after it's cooled, after a few hours for a cake filling or refrigerate for a truffle consistency.

Enjoy!

Chocolate Butterscotch Ganache Layer Cake

For those days you don't want to eat a cake slathered with butter cream, but still want some richness in between layers, this is a great recipe to try. Aaron my baby turning 13, requested butterscotch and it pairs beautifully with the richness of chocolate ganache. I used box cake but you can use any cake recipe of your preference.

Ingredients

1 box Duncan Hines French Vanilla Cake mix
1 box Duncan Hines Devil's Food Cake mix

8 inch cake pan

Chocolate Ganache
8 oz(225 g) chopped or chocolate chips
1 cup heavy or whipping cream

Butterscotch Ganache
8 oz(225 g) chopped or butterscotch chips
1 cup heavy or whipping cream

Instructions
Bake the cakes separately according to the package instructions. Leave to cool.

In two separate bowls add the chocolate and butterscotch chips.
Heat the cream(1 cup per bowl) just till the cream has reaches a rolling boil.
Pour a cup each over the chocolate and butterscotch and leave for a minute.
After a minute stir till combined.
Leave for a few hours till the ganache thickens,
Using a knife or a cake leveler slice both cakes horizontally.
Place the chocolate layer at the bottom.
Spread half the butterscotch ganache on top.
Add a vanilla layer
Spread half the chocolate ganache on top
Add another chocolate layer
Spread the other half of the butterscotch ganache on top.
Add the final vanilla layer
Spread the rest of chocolate ganache on top and let it drip over the sides.
Decorate with sprinkles(optional)

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Cheater's Death by Chocolate

I'm a big advocate of making things from scratch, but every now and then you need to give yourself a break and take advantage of all of the amazing grocery products out there.Once in a while I like to cheat hence the name of the cake :)

Three simple ingredients are going to make this cake sing.

I box chocolate cake mix - I used Duncan Hines
1 cup Nutella - just warm it up
4 full size Snickers bars - slice. You can use any candy bar you like.


Bake the cake according to the box instructions. In the last 5 minutes add the Snicker pieces to the top and return to the oven. When the cake has cooled, slice horizontally into two layers and spread the Nutella in between. Heaven on a plate!