Best Baked Whipped Caramel Ganache Icing Recipes

WHIPPED GANACHE RECIPE

Steps:

• Weigh out chocolate and chop into small pieces if needed. Place into the bowl of a stand mixer.
• Heat cream in a saucepan until it just starts to steam.
• Pour cream over chocolate and make sure it's completely covered. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Attach paddle attachment to stand mixer and mix at low speed until cream and chocolate are combined.
• Let mixture cool at room temperature until it's a peanut butter consistency. Do not place in the fridge.
• Add 1 tsp vanilla, a pinch of salt. Attach the whisk attachment to the mixer.
• Mix on medium until all the ingredients are incorporated, then turn the mixer up to high for 2-3 minutes, until ganache is light and fluffy.

CARAMEL GANACHE

Steps:

• Whisk 4 ounces chopped bittersweet or semisweet chocolate into the warm caramel sauce until smooth. Drizzle over vanilla ice cream.

WHIPPED CARAMEL GANACHE ICING

Steps:

• Combine 1/4 cup water, sugar, and corn syrup in a medium saucepan; stir to combine. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until the mixture reaches 350 degrees on a candy thermometer, about 10 minutes.
• In another small saucepan add cream and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and set aside.
• When the caramel mixture has reached 350 degrees, remove from heat and allow to rest for 1 minute. Add the hot cream to the caramel; stir to combine. Let cool 5 minutes. Place chocolate in the bowl of an electric mixer and pour caramel sauce over chocolate. Let sit 1 minute before stirring from the center until chocolate is melted.
• Attach bowl to electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix on low until the bowl feels cool to the touch. Add butter and increase speed to medium-high until mixture is well combined, thickened, and slightly whipped, about 2 minutes.

WHIPPED GANACHE FROSTING

Steps:

• Put chocolate and cream into a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir until smooth. Refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until the consistency of stiff cream cheese, 10 to 15 minutes. Whisk until fluffy and smooth.

BAKED: WHIPPED CARAMEL GANACHE ICING

Steps:

• 1. Combine 1/4 cup water, sugar, and corn syrup in a medium saucepan; stir to combine. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until the mixture reaches 350 degrees on a candy thermometer, about 10 minutes. 2. In another small saucepan add cream and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and set aside. 3. When the caramel mixture has reached 350 degrees, remove from heat and allow to rest for 1 minute. Add the hot cream to the caramel; stir to combine. Let cool 5 minutes. Place chocolate in the bowl of an electric mixer and pour caramel sauce over chocolate. Let sit 1 minute before stirring from the center until chocolate is melted. 4. Attach bowl to electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix on low until the bowl feels cool to the touch. Add butter and increase speed to medium-high until mixture is well combined, thickened, and slightly whipped, about 2 minutes.