Toppings

Toppings For Cakes

Toppings for the cakes can be whipped cream with sugar, frosting, chocolate cream, plain icing, buttercream and also chocolate ganache.

The ganache is delicious and very easy to work with.  Make the ganache, leave it to cool to thicken then spread it over the top of the cakes, a large slab or small cubes.

Mini Muffin with White Chocolate Ganache Topping

This time I am using the chocolate ganache for the topping of my mini muffins.  Another good thing about ganache topping is that you can transport the cakes somewhere and it is not easily damaged.  The ganache stays in shape and does not melt.

Mini Mandarin Muffins with White Chocolate Ganache Topping; Garnished
with Glazed Orange and Glazed Shredded Peels

To Make White Chocolate Ganache

White Chocolate ganache for Topping

60 g double Cream, melted and hot

Add in 125 gr of white chocolate-broken into small pieces

Leave it for a few minutes, and then stir until it becomes smooth

Refrigerated for a short while, mix it now and then to thicken up

When it is thicker, you can start to use it to spread on top of the cakes

(you can add in liquor at this stage)
I put some of Grand Marnier on this white chocolate ganache

white chocolate ganache is smooth
and warm.

double cream
broken white chocolate in pieces

white chocolate ganache is covered in
muslin cloth to cool

white chocolate in the hot melted
double cream

Putting the ganache for the topping of the mini muffins

A Platter of Beautiful Mini Mandarin Muffins
with White Chocolate Ganache Topping and Glazed Citruses

I have been making the best of oranges from this season.  I enjoy the flesh of the orange fruit for a salad and the peels I glazed them and also to make candies.

It has been a very productive time in term of my kitchen's activities.

Until next post.

Susy