Low FODMAP Espresso Grand Marnier Chocolate Ganache Cake

Name: Low FODMAP Espresso Grand Marnier Chocolate Ganache Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: American, French
Ingredients: 1 batch Easy Low FODMAP Chocolate Cake (batter prepared); 2 batches Dark Chocolate Ganache; 4 to 5- ounces (115 g to 140 g) prepared white gum paste or marzipan, (optional); Cocoa; ¼ batch Sugared Cranberries, (optional); ½ batch Low FODMAP Italian Meringue Buttercream, (Espresso version, ready to use); ¼ cup (60 ml) Grand Marnier; Wilton 1M tip and pastry bag; 2 tablespoons finely chopped green pistachios, (optional)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:35min

This Low FODMAP Espresso Grand Marnier Chocolate Ganache Cake is made up of 4 layers of gluten-free chocolate cake, drizzled with Grand Marnier, filled with espresso buttercream and decorated with dark chocolate ganache. The one pictured was meant to evoke a “stump” for the Christmas holidays as a version of a classic Bûche de Noël, which is more of a horizontal log. You could spread or pipe the ganache anyway you like; it doesn’t have to be evocative of a tree stump. While it looks fancy, the gum paste “mushrooms” and candied cranberries add interest, but are not necessary, and the components are fairly easy to make: cake, buttercream, and ganache. That said, this is a project for more experienced bakers.

Updated at: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 10:40:52 GMT