White Chocolate Ganache Mushrooms

White Chocolate Ganache Mushrooms on a white plate

One day, after we had finished making a chocolate log roll, Loraine was pondering how to add some decoration to it. She came up with the idea of making mushrooms from white chocolate ganache.

The mold we used had been sitting in a cupboard for quite some time and we are not sure exactly when or for what purpose we got it originally.

After a few unsuccessful attempts to get the white chocolate ganache to a suitable consistency for forming the mushroom caps, we finally hit on the correct combination of ingredients. However, that wasn't the only challenge, getting the white chocolate ganache to the correct moment of setting was very frustrating. We eventually placed the silicone mold with the white chocolate ganache in the freezer overnight and voilà it worked.

The next challenge was dry painting the mushroom caps with edible milk chocolate dusting powder.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Grease the inside of your mold using melted butter.
Silicone mold for making White Chocolate Ganache Mushrooms
  1. In a small non-stick saucepan, over medium low heat, place the white chocolate chips, whipping cream and butter.
  2. Stir until the chocolate and butter have melted.
melted white chocolate ganache in a non-stick sauce pan
  1. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
  2. Pour the white chocolate into the mold and place the mold in the freezer overnight.
melted white chocolate ganache poured into silicone mold
  1. Pour the excess white chocolate into a small bowl and refrigerate overnight.
  2. Using the tip of your index finger make a small indent in the bottom of the white chocolate. Remove the chocolate caps from the mold and place on a plate.
  3. Roll a small amount of the refrigerated chocolate into a cylinder approximately an inch long and 1/2 inch in diameter.
  4. Gently press one end of the chocolate cylinder into the indent made in the chocolate cap.
4 white chocolate ganache shaped like mushrooms in a white plate
  1. Using a small paint brush paint on the milk chocolate dusting powder in a random pattern (should look like a mushroom).
white chocolate ganache mushrooms decorated with chocolate powder
  1. Refrigerate and use as decorations on chocolate logs or just let them melt in your mouth!

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