Compound chocolate has many uses in baking, desserts, and candy making. Often, compound chocolate is melted and used as a layer to cover cake, ice cream, or candy. Ganache can be used as a glaze to go over pastries, as icing to go over cake, or as a filling for desserts.
Just like ‘real’ chocolate, compound chocolate’s main ingredient comes from the cacao bean. However, the difference is the level of cocoa butter. Compound chocolate uses vegetable fats, such as coconut oil, soy, or palm kernel oil, in place of cocoa butter.
Compound chocolate has many uses in baking, desserts, and candy making. Often, compound chocolate is melted and used as a layer to cover cake, ice cream, or candy. Ganache can be used as a glaze to go over pastries, as icing to go over cake, or as a filling for desserts.
Just like ‘real’ chocolate, compound chocolate’s main ingredient comes from the cacao bean. However, the difference is the level of cocoa butter. Compound chocolate uses vegetable fats, such as coconut oil, soy, or palm kernel oil, in place of cocoa butter.
