It's filled and covered with cream cheese frosting.
It's super simple and easy. You just need equal parts heavy {whipping} cream and chocolate. You can use milk chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, dark chocolate... whatever suits your fancy! You can also use chocolate chips, chocolate bars, bricks of chocolate... any way you can get the chocolate!
For the cake recipe, click here --> **Red Velvet Cake Recipe**
For the cream cheese frosting recipe, click here --> **Cream Cheese Frosting**
For the ganache recipe, click below!
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Chocolate Ganache Recipe
- Total Time: 15 minutes
Description
Easy chocolate ganacha for cakes, cupcakes and dippable desserts
Instructions
- First, warm the cream in a saucepan over medium heat until simmering. While it's heating, chop the chocolate into small pieces Iif you're using bars or bricks) and place in a glass bowl. When the cream is heated, pour it over the chopped chocolate and stir until the chocolate it melted and the mixture is smooth. Allow to cool and thicken. {Note: you can also allow this to completely cool and whip it to use as a filling or frosting for piping.} I stuck mine in the frig for about 10 minutes to speed up the process!
- I've also added in ¼ cup of corn syrup (for added shininess) and vanilla (for extra flavor) but these are not necessary!
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 10
- Category: dessert
Let me say here... I've never made ganache before, but I am instantly a huge fan! Aside from being super delicious, it's also very easy to make and beautiful poured over a cake. It covers a multitude of flaws and well... it's chocolate and heavy cream.... I'm in love!!
Then I topped it off with chocolate dipped strawberries (one of my most favorite things in. the. world.). I forgot to pipe a border on for the pictures, but before I boxed it up, I piped a tiny white shell border around the bottom edge of the cake, just to give it a finished look.
UPDATE: Here's another cake with the same flavors... a groom's cake:
This might be one of the most luscious looking cakes I've ever made!
Did I miss any details? Do you have any questions about this cake? Please leave them in the comments!
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Elizabeth McKenzie
Oh Rose, that is DEVINE! Wow!!! You are going to have one very lucky and happy customer!!!
Cathcaminos
Hello miss, I just walk to ask.. does this ganache recipe goes along with a whipped icing??? I never tried yet making ganache..? but I am planing to try it in a few days.. Thanks much!
Rose
Yes!
Gwendelyn
Can I use this ganache to cover rice krispy treats and it harden around it?
Rose
I'm not sure it would harden enough.
Gwendelyn
Can you happen to recommend something that would?
Susan
Hi Gwendelyn - I've combined chocolate with coconut oil, and it sets up firm. Melt 1 cup chocolate chips of your choice and 2 Tbsp. coconut oil together, dip, and let it set! Hope that helps.
Wendy
Did u dip the strawberries in the tranche?
Rose
I dipped them in tempered chocolate.
Anonymous
I am SO gonna have to make one of those. That is gorgeous, and makes my mouth water!
Yaneri
Girl you got me in awwww here! Awesome awesome cake you made!!! High five girl!!!
Yaneri
So Domesticated
That is a beautiful cake!
Cheyenne
Hi Rose - I used the ganache recipe above and I had some trouble (but it was delicious). I've never made ganache before so I didn't know what to expect. However, I didn't expect it run off my cake and all over the counter... oops. It's just kept going and going and going. Luckily my husband wasn't home to see it :). I mixed it like the instructions said and then set it in the fridge to cool, but it never really set up (even after it was on the cake and in the fridge for a few hours). Any ideas on what the problem was? Maybe more chocolate, the cream wasn't heated enough (although it did melt the chocolate nicely)? Any tips would be appreciated 🙂
Rose
It does take a while to set up, but it's always worked for me. I use that ratio because that's how my best friend taught me to make it, BUT you might try less cream, more chocolate! After writing this post, I found a great resource about ganache over at Something Swanky... I bet Ashton's information will help lots too!
stephanie
Used this today...first time and it worked great...I love ur site!! Thanks again
Rose
So happy to hear it!
Mama Bear
Rose, this cake is INSANE!! The ganache is perfect!!
I love it so much!!!! Well done!! Just gorgeous! Lots of love, Anna xx
Rose
Thank you so much Anna!! xx
Em
Just wondering how many layers this cake is? 2 or 3? The one you have pictured.
Rose Atwater
This was (2) 2" layers of cake with a thick filling!
Jaime
can you substitute milk or heavy "whipping" cream for the heavy cream? I don't have any and I can't make it back to the store. Ugh!
Rose
Yes... heavy whipping cream will be just fine.
Mary
After you pour the ganache over the cake and place your chocolate covered strawberries on top ...do you put it in the refrigerator or leave the cake out ? Thank You
Rose
If I'm not delivering pretty quickly, I refrigerate. However, I usually place those on just before leaving my home to deliver the cakes.
Maddy
hi! so you would recommend this type of chocolate for red velvet cake versus white chocolate or something else?
Stephanie
Does the ganach need to be refrigerated? Was planning to make Easter cakes but they would be outside to sell? Thanks!
Rose
It does okay if it's cool outside, but if it's really hot, then no, the ganache will melt and run off.
Sandy
Could you not pour the Ganache over the strawberries?
Rose
Sure you could!
Fatten
Can you use 2% for the ganache? I never seem to have whipping cream on hand when I need it but I always have 2% or whole in the fridge.
Rose
I don't think so. I'm pretty sure you need the fat of cream to get the ganache to the right consistency. I have read that you can make it with milk if you also add butter, but I don't know the recipe.
TOLU
yes thats tru i do make my ganache with milk and butter and it usually come out well jst d way i want it.nice job Rose
Cha
Is this how much was made from the recipe?I wanted to make a chocolate roll with the ganache as filling as well asthe frosting.I am wondering if the recipe is enough.thanks
shilpi
Corn syrup, where to get? Is it available in suprr market?
Rose
Yes, it's on the baking aisle and next to the Pancake syrup in my store.
Theresa
Can I use this ganache to make a stop cake thanks
Victoria schleicher
These are all stunning!! You should be very proud of yourself
Rose
Thank you Victoria 🙂
Tolu
Hi, thank you for this recipe. But how do you preserve it?
Sharmini Jayawardena
Hi Rose ,
This is amazing I’m just about to make a Boston Cream Pie Pound Cake which has a chocolate ganage topping and has not come right for me having made it three times! The ganage recipe is wrong! That’s the reason.
Now that I have your recipe I will be doing it your way this time. i.e. boil the cream and pour it over the pieces of chocolate instead of the other way about!
Thanks very much.
Sharmini
Rose
So happy to hear it Sharmini!
ISABEL
MY birthday is two days away AND I want to make this but with chocolate cake and I was wondering what frosting and chocolate I can use.
Cheryl Alexander
Do you have the recipe for the cake as well?
Rose
I do - it's here --> https://rosebakes.com/red-velvet-cake-with-cream-cheese-buttercream/
Devorah
Hi Rose
What a beautiful cake. If I would use dark chocolate would the recipe change? Or would I use the same amount a semi sweet chocolate?
Thanks.
Rose
Yes, you could use dark chocolate.
Connie Fermo
I love your cake I would like to make it but, no recipe how to get the recipe for your cake
Cami
What size pans did you use for that grooms cake?
Rose
I'm pretty sure it was 6" and 12". Maybe 10" on the bottom - but you could stack your pans to see which proportion looks best.
Barbara Hayden
My granddaughter has asked me to make this cake for her for Senior Day at our church on Sunday. I can’t wait l know it will be a big hit. Thank you.
Peggy Polvado
How many does this cake serve?
Rose
Approximately 20.