Ganache Masterclass - ChellBells Cakes
Master the art of creating perfect ganache for your cakes. Learn fillings, covering, vegan and so much more. Elevate your baking skills and take the stress away from buttercream cakes.
Ever wondered why your ganache isn’t quite silky, stable, or smooth enough?
Welcome to the Ultimate Online Ganache Masterclass — your step-by-step guide to mastering the art (and science!) of ganache. Whether you're a home baker or a seasoned cake artist, this course is your deep dive into everything you need to know about ganache, with clear, practical lessons that unlock professional-level results.
- Understand how chocolate, cream, fat content, and temperature interact — so you can troubleshoot any batch with confidence.
- Learn which chocolates to use, what are the cocoa minimums
- Master the formulas for smooth, glossy ganache every time.
- How to work with both white and dark chocolates
- Tips to avoid common pitfalls like splitting or grainy textures.
- Discover how to create vegan ganache that doesn’t compromise on taste, texture, or performance.
- Learn how to create a luxuriously smooth ganache filling and to pipe with this consistency.
- Learn how to achieve ultra-smooth finishes for sharp edges when covering cakes.
- Learn how to whiten your ganache (compliant for different countries food regulations)
- Storage methods and temperature control
- Ganache Colouring ideas
- Ratio guides for scaling recipes
- Fix and prevent all the common (and uncommon) ganache issues such as grainy, split, stiff and runny!
If you've ever struggled with ganache, or just want to deepen your chocolate knowledge, this course will transform the way you bake and decorate. Sign up today and get lifetime access to the Ultimate Ganache Masterclass. Let’s make ganache your new superpower. 🍫✨
You can purchase the LissieLou Cake Equipment items that Chell uses during this online course here.
Class Length: This course is a 5 hour online course. You can watch it at our own pace, meaning you can stop, start and rewind it as often as you like. This course comes with lifetime access.
Class Skill Level: This class is suitable for all levels of bakers.
We recommend you have completed Chells Online Vanilla Sponge Cake Class, American Buttercream OR have prepared a crumb coated 5in cake covered with a layer of buttercream.
Equipment List
The Science Behind Ganache
Ganache Pillow Filling
Ganache Covering
Troubleshooting
A deep dive from Chell
Introduction to creating your filling
Heating your double cream and white chocolate
Blooming your Gelatine
Mixing all your ingredients together
Making your dark chocolate filling
Pouring our your dark chocolate filling
Introduction into making your white chocolate ganache covering
Making your white chocolate ganache
Adding your whitener
Setting your white chocolate ganache
How to whiten your ganache with Everest E170 (E171 Free)
Setting your Everest E170 (E171 Free) Ganache