Red wine ganache
We all know that red wine and chocolate are a flavour match made in heaven, and so logic dictates that a great way to use up a small amount of leftover red wine is to incorporate it into a ganache. A ganache is a glaze/sauce/filling/frosting made traditionally from a one-to-one ratio of chocolate and cream. The addition of the red wine here adds a unique flavour to the chocolate. Use this ganache to glaze, frost, and fill any type of cake you like – whether it’s homemade or store-bought.
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Ingredients
Directions
- Add cream, wine, cocoa powder, and sugar to a small saucepan and whisk until smooth. Heat on medium-high until boiling.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for five to six minutes while stirring now and then to make sure there’s no scorching.
- Add the chocolate chips/chopped chocolate to a bowl and pour the hot cocoa mixture over top. Leave a minute or two to allow the chocolate to melt, then add the butter and salt and stir until smooth.
- Cool ganache for about 10 minutes so that it thickens slightly before using to glaze your cake(s). Enjoy!
- TIP: Cover and refrigerate any leftover ganache. Cold ganache can be whipped into a frosting (resulting in a consistency similar to chocolate buttercream), or gently reheated and used to enrobe anything you’d like.
