Chocolate Ganache Icing

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 10
Yield: 10 servings

Description

This easy chocolate ganache icing recipe quickly makes a rich dark chocolate icing with just a few simple ingredients: bittersweet chocolate, brandy, butter, and cream.

Ingredients

7 (1 ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate
1/2 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons brandy

Directions

1 Melt chocolate, cream, butter or margarine, and brandy together in a high-sided saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently, until smooth.
2 Cool completely and then spread or pipe over cake or cupcakes.