French Desserts Basics: How to make Ganache.

Ganache (a chocolate cream) is a really important part of french desserts and is really versatile it is used in icings, glaze and truffles.
I will only give you the recipe for the most basic type of ganache that is best for icing a cake.

Ganache recipe:
1 cup of Creme Fraiche (fresh cream):

300 grams of Dark chocolate.

1. Chop the chocolate really finely and place it in a bowl
2. In a saucepan bring the cream to a light boil.
3. Pour down the hot cream into the chocolate.
4. Mix them until completely blended.

When it has cooled down a bit you can use it to ice a cake.

Tips:
- The flavor of the ganache depends on the quality of the chocolate, use the best chocolate you can find.
- If you can't find creme fraiche, use any heavy cream.