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Chocolate Ganache Frosting

By Carrie Floyd, from the Culinate Kitchen collection

Total Time

1 hour

Introduction

This is an easy frosting to make and a sure hit with chocolate lovers. Use on Carrie’s Chocolate Cake.

Ingredients

	½	cup heavy cream
	1	Tbsp. sugar
	1	Tbsp. corn syrup
	½	lb. high-quality semisweet chocolate
	2	Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into pieces the size of sugar cubes

Steps

Chop chocolate finely. In a medium saucepan over moderately low heat, bring cream, sugar, and corn syrup to a boil, whisking until the sugar is dissolved.
Remove pan from the heat and whisk in chocolate until melted. Whisk in butter until melted and the frosting is smooth. Transfer frosting to a bowl and cool, stirring occasionally, until spreadable.

This content is from the Culinate Kitchen collection.

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