"Karen Salomon" > wrote in message
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> Happy Holidays. I baked a cake and am trying to decide on a ganache
> frosting or a frosting made with 1/2 cup heavy cream, chocolate and sugar.
> Would I need to refrigerate the cakes frosted with either one? The heavy
> cream gets heated first in both recipes, if that makes any difference.
I'm
> frosting the cake today and serving it tomorrow.
>
> Hope everyone's holiday preparations are going well!


I suppose that the correct answer is that it has to be refrigerated.
However, if you keep it in a cool place, I wouldn't worry about it. Unless
it is very warm, I don't bother to refrigerate cakes frosted with ganache.
There is a lot of sugar that will act as a preservative.