Thursday, March 1, 2012

Chocolate Covered Pretzel: A Pretzel Crust and Chocolate Cake covered in a Ghirardelli Chocolate Ganache



Chocolate covered pretzels are delicious.  There is something about the combination of salt, chocolate, and crunch.  This cupcake has it all!  The cupcake has a baked pretzel crust topped with a chocolate cupcake and dipped into a Ghirardelli dark chocolate ganache.  My first ganache!  According to Wikipedia, "ganache is a glaze, icing, or sauce made from chocolate and cream.  Ganache is normally made by heating cream, then pouring it over chopped dark semi-sweet chocolate. The mixture is stirred or blended until smooth, with liquors or extracts added, if desired."  This recipe is from my very favorite cupcake blog - The Cupcake Project by Steph.

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