This White Chocolate Baileys Whipped Ganache Recipe is the perfect icing for those who prefer an icing that isn’t super sweet like a typical buttercream. It’s light and airy like whipped cream but has the smoothness of a buttercream. This whipped ganache can be used in multiple ways, use it to ice a cake, to pipe onto cupcakes, to top a cheesecake, use it as a filling for macarons or a sweet, boozy topping for a hot chocolate. This recipe makes enough to generously ice 6-8 cupcakes or enough to fill and top an 8 inch cake.
This White Chocolate Baileys Whipped Ganache Recipe is so simple to make. You only need a few ingredients (cream, white chocolate, vanilla, honey and Baileys) and minimum equipment(small saucepan, hand blender & whisk).
To begin, start off by placing the first amount of cream, white chocolate, honey, vanilla and Baileys into a small saucepan. Heat on a low heat until the white chocolate has fully melted, this will only take a few minutes. Take this off the heat and pour in the remaining cream. Using a hand blender, slowly blend the liquids together. Try not to aerate it too much at this time, some small bubbles will appear. Pour into an airtight container and pop into the fridge to chill for at least 4 hours or preferably overnight.
When the ganache has totally chilled, pour into a large mixing bowl. Whisk on medium speed with an electric whisk or a stand mixer with the whisk attachment. Whisk the White Chocolate Baileys Ganache for 3-4 minutes until thick and pipeable. For best piping results, place the whipped ganache back into the fridge for 5-10 minutes to fully firm up.
-Make sure to choose a high quality honey. My favourite to use is Healy’s Honey. It’s an Irish owned business and produces great quality honey. If you don’t want to use honey, I would substitute in golden syrup. The honey is important in this recipe because we need the inverted sugars to prevent crystallisation in the final product. Simply put, white chocolate tends to become grainy and the honey helps keep the whipped ganache smooth.
-Make sure to chill the ganache before you whip it. If the ganache has not been adequately cooled it won’t become thick and pipeable when whisked. Similarly to when you are whipping cream, it must be cold.
-When whipped fully, chill it again for 5-10 minutes for easier piping.
-The liquid ganache before whipping can be kept for up to 5 days in an airtight container.
-The whipped ganache is best used on the day it’s whipped but can be kept for up to 3 days in the fridge in an airtight container. The White Chocolate Baileys Whipped Ganache can be whipped up again if it starts to deflate however it won’t be as stiff as the first day.
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Is honey absolutely necessary?can we do without honey?
Hi Ann,
Thanks so much for your question.
As mentioned in the post, the honey really helps prevent the whipped ganache from crystallizing or becoming grainy.
If you can't source honey or would prefer to leave it out, you can substitute it for golden syrup or corn syrup.
Thanks,
Rosie
Would I be able to let the ganache chill overnight and NOT whip it the next day, but rather pipe it as non-whipped ganache inside macarons? Wondering if it would be the right consistency without whipping?
Hi Jacqueline,
Thanks so much for your question.
The ganache is a little liquidy before whipping so I would suggest reducing the cream by 50 grams and increase the white chocolate by 50 grams.
This should work better for piping for you but let me know how you get on!
Thanks,
Rosie
Hello
Recipe sounds delicious. Is it sturdy enough to be used in three tier cake?
Hi Maggie,
Thank you for your question!
It has a similar consistency as a stiff whipped cream. It could be used as the inner filling between layers but I don't think it would be sturdy enough to coat a stacked cake like that.
It would also need to be kept chilled which isn't ideal for tiered cakes usually.
Thanks,
Rosie