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  5. Ganache Recipes That'll Satisfy Your Chocolate Craving—Every Time

Ganache Recipes That'll Satisfy Your Chocolate Craving—Every Time

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By Real Simple Editors Updated January 22, 2015
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It sounds like a fancy concoction that only the most seasoned cook could create, but ganache is actually just a decadent mixture of heavy cream and chocolate. The result tastes great in between cake layers, as a glaze, and—for those seasoned cooks—in homemade chocolate truffles. Here, five incredibly delicious ganache recipes.
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Chocolate Ganache Sandwiches

Chocolate Ganache Sandwiches
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These rich chocolate cookies look like a lot of effort, but require just three ingredients: heavy cream, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and chocolate wafers. It’s the perfect baking project for new cooks or kids (with some adult supervision). If you prefer crispier cookies that have a silky smooth filling, make these as close to serving as possible.

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Hazelnut Ganache Tart With Sea Salt

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This intense chocolate dessert looks so impressive that it would be the star of any dessert table, but requires just 25 minutes of hands on time to make. First prepare the buttery cookie-and-nut crust and then fill the tart shell with the ganache filling. Top the whole thing with toasted hazelnuts and sea salt.

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Iced Chocolate Shortbread Fingers

Iced Chocolate Shortbread Fingers
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Perfect for a bake sale or holiday spread, this mouthwatering recipe takes only 15 minutes to prepare but yields 50 cookies. Once the shortbread has cooked and cooled, dip one end of each cookie into the chocolate ganache. Then, transfer the treats to a wire rack to let the chocolate harden.

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Glazed Triple-Chocolate Pound Cake

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Made for true chocolate lovers, this chocolate cake is filled with both cocoa powder and a heavy hand of chocolate syrup, then drenched with a creamy chocolate ganache glaze. To reduce kitchen clean-up time, set the cooled cake on a wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet before drizzling it with the glaze.

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Chocolate Ganache Frosting

Yellow Cake With Pastry Cream Filling, Chocolate Ganache Frosting, and Shaved Chocolate
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This chocolate ganache requires just three pantry staples (semi-sweet chocolate chips, heavy cream, and salt) and takes only five minutes to prepare. Plus, it tastes great on everything: Try it between layers of yellow cake or as a topper for cupcakes. Either way, anything that includes this frosting will be gone in a flash.

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