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asked February 15th 2016

Ganached cake

Hi do you have to keep a ganached cake in the fridge

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Hi do you have to keep a ganached cake in the fridge

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Hello Hannahsue12

If you’re decorating the cake over two or three days it will be wiser to keep it in the fridge in a box or in a very cool room. Could you give me a little more detail please?

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Hi madeitwithlove I replied using the email link not sure if that was right but I will repeat my answer here.
I haven’t used ganache before and I have very limited fridge space so I was wondering if once you ganache a cake will it be ok to store it in a cool place before and after applying sugarpaste and if so how long before it has to be eaten? Hope this makes sense.

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As long as you have a good sturdy cake and a low perishable filling eg ganache, buttercream, the cake will be fine in a cool room. Shelf life of any cake is very much dependent of handling and preparation. As a guide from baking to eating about five days to stay on the safe side. Take a peek at my blog here:

Front Page

Ganache is very widely discussed on the site. Take a peek here and click on threads relevant to you:
http://www.cakeflix.com/questions?s=shelf+life+of+ganache

Post again if you’re still not sure about anything 🙂

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Thank you for your help I’m looking forward to trying ganache also going to try Paul chocolate cake recipe can’t wait!

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If you are going to try Paul’s moist chocolate cake recipe, it will really help you to read through all the comments in this thread: http://www.cakeflix.com/questions/pauls-moist-chocolate-cake-my-feed-back

Some members did find the recipe challenging to begin with. If you read through the thread you’ll see member feed back, hints and tips on how to produce a successful bake. Other links you may find useful as follows:

Carry on Ganaching! New Charts and Recipes

What Size cake tin to use

Take your time when making ganache. If it breaks and becomes oily have a peek at the threads here:
http://www.cakeflix.com/questions?s=oily+ganache

Happy baking and ganaching! 🙂

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Thank you for the links will check them out before I have a go.

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Hi madeitwithlove I’ve just been reading the link what size tin to use. The original recipe says to cook for 2 hours how do I work out how long to cook a much smaller cake. Sorry for so many questions but want to get it right.

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As a first time bake you’ll need to keep your eye and nose on the cake. All ovens vary so it would be impossible to give you an accurate timing. I bake the 8″ for 2 hours in my oven 130c fan. Write your own time down for future reference.
Don’t worry about asking questions, that’s what Q & A is for. If you have time, take a peek at this blog which discusses some aspects of timing:

Baking Problems and Solutions by madeitwithlove

Feed back would be great! It all goes toward helping one another.

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Hi thank you I will let you know how I get on.

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