Party heart-y: the icing on the cake

Without icing, a cake is hardly a cake.

Here's the icing I made for yesterday's Chocolate Valentine's Cake. This icing is a ganache, which is typically made by pouring heated cream over dark chocolate.

Of course, my method is bare-bones, extremely simple to pull off. But the end product is no less yummy.

Ganache Icing

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup milk
• 8 oz chocolate (bittersweet, chopped)

Directions

1. Bring milk to boil, then lower heat to simmer.
2. Add chocolate and mix for 30 seconds.
3. Turn heat off, but continue stirring until chocolate is melted and icing is smooth.

Now you're set to smear.