ganache

[guh-nahsh]

noun

1. a whipped frosting or filling made with semisweet chocolate and cream, used for cakes, pastries, and candies.

ganache

/ ɡəˈnæʃ /

noun

1. a smooth mixture of chocolate and cream, used in cakes, truffles, and chocolates

Word History and Origins

Origin of ganache¹

First recorded in 1810–15; from French “jaw; fool, unintelligent person,” from Italian ganascia “jaw,” from Greek gnáthos (compare gnathic ( def. ) )

Word History and Origins

Origin of ganache¹

C20: from French

Example Sentences

Prix-fixe dishes change every three months, but feature magazine-worthy creations like The Bees’ Nest, made with toasted honey, Franco-Suisse meringue, vanilla pear, apple compote and whipped honey ganache — each paired with a beverage.

From Salon

The cake contains a double chocolate ganache, dark chocolate sponge and a layer of dulce de leche - a caramel made of butter, milk and sugar with extra cream which is popular in Latin America.

From BBC

You’ll make a jalapeno and chocolate ganache to dip the churros.

From Salon

They are then covered in chocolate ganache and modelling chocolate, before an airbrush pen is used to sculpt the characters.

From BBC

Salted caramel pistachio cake under a layer of matcha ganache.

From Seattle Times