Fabulous fudge, a delectable confection crafted from sugar, butter, and cream, tantalizes taste buds with its velvety texture and decadent richness. Whether you prefer a classic chocolate fudge, a nutty praline variation, or a fruity swirl, there exists a fudge recipe tailored to satisfy every palate. With careful attention to technique and the finest ingredients, you can create fabulous fudge in the comfort of your own kitchen. This article will guide you through the essential steps involved in crafting this delectable treat, empowering you to impress friends and family with your culinary prowess.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
FABULOUS FUDGE CHOCOLATE CAKE
This is my favorite chocolate cake recipe because of the moist texture and rich, dark chocolate flavor. Enjoy!
Provided by Charmaine Brooks
Categories Desserts Cakes Sheet Cake Recipes
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter or margarine and 2 1/2 cups brown sugar until well mixed. Add eggs one at a time. Beat in the vanilla and melted chocolate squares. Add 1/2 the sour cream and then 1/2 the dry ingredients to the butter mixture until well blended.
- Add the remaining sour cream and dry ingredients to the batter. Stir in boiling water.
- Bake in a greased 9 X 13 inch pan for 35 minutes.
- Let cool 10 minutes before icing.
- To Make Caramel Icing: First melt 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan. Stir in 1 cup brown sugar and boil about 2 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup milk and bring to a boil. Place pan in cold water and stir in the confectioners' sugar. Continue stirring until smooth. Spread over still warm cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 315.5 calories, Carbohydrate 50.8 g, Cholesterol 48 mg, Fat 12.3 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 233.1 mg, Sugar 40 g
FABULOUS FUDGE RIBBON CAKE
A rich dark chocolate cake with a ribbon of cream cheese in center.
Provided by Carol
Categories Desserts Cakes Chocolate Cake Recipes
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a small bowl, beat together cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 egg, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, 1 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, soda, salt, milk, shortening, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and 3 squares melted unsweetened chocolate in large mixing bowl. Beat for 1/2 minute with an electric mixer on low speed. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed.
- Grease a 9 inch square pan. Pour half of the batter into the pan. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over the batter, and top with remaining cake batter to cover completely.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 to 55 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool.
- Melt 3 squares semisweet chocolate with butter, water, and oil; blend until smooth. Spread evenly over cooled cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 252.8 calories, Carbohydrate 31.6 g, Cholesterol 41.8 mg, Fat 13.6 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 193.5 mg, Sugar 23.3 g
FABULOUS FUDGE
Provided by Anne Thornton, Host of Dessert First
Time 3h20m
Yield about 64 squares
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Add the condensed milk to a small saucepan. Pour the chips into the pan, give a stir, and make sure that the milk coats all the chips. Add a pinch of salt. Cook over low heat until it's melted and glossy and a looks like a thick, hot fudge.
- Add the vanilla and walnuts, making sure to coat the nuts with the fudge. (I like to make double triple batches of this and freeze the extra.)
- Line the bottom and sides of a 9-inch square baking pan with foil. You want to leave about 4 inches of overhang on the 2 opposite sides. These serve as your handles to remove the fudge from the pan in 1 piece, so make sure that there is enough of the overhang for you to have a solid grip.
- Pour the fudge into the pan and smooth it out, getting it in all the corners. Let the fudge come to room temperature, then put in the fridge for 3 hours or so. This will make it easier to cut.
- Pop out of the pan and cut into little pieces.
FABULOUS FUDGE CHEESECAKE
This fudgy cheesecake is particularly popular with my two children. It's also a favorite with guests at the cheesecake party my wife and I host every year.-Scott Fox, Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 10-12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the wafer crumbs, sugar and cocoa; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan; set aside. , In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in chocolate. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Gradually stir in milk and vanilla. Pour over crust. Place pan on a baking sheet., Bake at 325° for 40-45 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 446 calories, Fat 26g fat (15g saturated fat), Cholesterol 117mg cholesterol, Sodium 204mg sodium, Carbohydrate 50g carbohydrate (43g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 8g protein.
JO'S FABULOUS FUDGE
If you like a smooth creamy luxurious fudge, not at all sugary or hard, and one that is easy to cut into portions without crumbling, then this is the one. Definitely not part of a daily diet. Make for special occasions only.
Provided by SauceCatering
Categories Candy
Time 15m
Yield 60 pieces, 60 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Spray and line with non-stick baking paper, a 20 x 30 cm, quite deep (at least 4 cm) tin, or 2 smaller tins.
- Place all ingredients, except the chocolate and vanilla, in a large heavy based saucepan and stir over medium heat until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil and boil gently until it becomes very thick and changes colour to a dark caramel brown paper shade - about 6 minutes, to the soft ball stage, 116°C on a sugar thermometer. Stir often to prevent it catching on the bottom - I find a silicon spatula the best gadget to stir with. Remove from heat and stand until the bubbles subside. Stir in the chocolate and vanilla until melted and smooth.
- Pour into the prepared tin and smooth the surface. Cool to room temperature (about 3 hours) then refrigerate until firm. Cut into squares. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 6 weeks - if you're lucky.
FABULOUS FLOURLESS FUDGE BROWNIES
An overnight brownie recipe that is worth the wait. These brownies are dense and fudgy. More of an adult taste, these treats are not very sweet and make a great pairing with a good cup of coffee.
Provided by rsarahl
Categories Bar Cookie
Time P1DT35m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Prepare a 9-inch square baking pan by lining it with foil and spraying the foil with nonstick cooking spray or brushing it with vegetable oil.
- Melt the semisweet chocolate and the butter in a double boiler (a pan set over a hot water bath); stir until smooth.
- Add vanilla and cinnamon; stir thoroughly to combine.
- Remove mixture from the heat and cool to room temperature.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, beat the eggs on high speed until very frothy and about triple in volume (approximately 5 minutes).
- Fold half of the beaten eggs into the chocolate mixture and combine.
- Then fold in the remaining egg.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Place the pan of brownie batter into a larger pan, like a roasting pan and fill that pan with hot water half way up the side of the smaller pan containing the batter.
- Place the pan on the middle rack of the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- Turn off the oven but keep the brownies in the closed oven for another 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, remove the brownies pan from the larger water bath pan and place it on a wire rack to cool while making the glaze.
- To make the glaze, heat the cream and the dark chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water.
- Stir until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Pour the hot glaze over the brownies and smooth it out with a spatula.
- Set the pan aside to cool completely.
- When cool, cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Cut chilled brownie into 12 squares.
- Brownies taste best when allowed to come to room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.
FABULOUS FUDGE
From Jo Seagar. If you like a smooth creamy luxurious fudge, not at all sugary or hard, and one that is easy to cut into portions without crumbling, then this is the one. Definitely not part of a daily diet. Make for special occasions only.
Provided by christie
Categories Candy
Time 11m
Yield 60 pieces
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Spray and line with non-stick baking paper, a 20 x 30 cm, quite deep (at least 4 cm) tin, or 2 smaller tins.
- Place all ingredients, except the chocolate and vanilla, in a large heavy based saucepan and stir over medium heat until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves.
- Bring to the boil and boil gently until it becomes very thick and changes colour to a dark caramel brown paper shade - about 6 minutes, to the soft ball stage, 116°C on a sugar thermometer.
- Stir often to prevent it catching on the bottom - I find a silicon spatula the best gadget to stir with.
- Remove from heat and stand until the bubbles subside.
- Stir in the chocolate and vanilla until melted and smooth.
- Pour into the prepared tin and smooth the surface.
- Cool to room temperature (about 3 hours) then refrigerate until firm.
- Cut into squares.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 6 weeks - if you're lucky.
FABULOUS FUDGE FILLED BARS
These are my old faithful!! When I don't know what to make for a dessert I will make these. Everyone always loves them!! They are quick and easy. I have made them for years. I will make them different by adding pecans to the top or making the bottom thicker by using more cookie dough. Depends on my mood =)
Provided by Debbie W
Categories Chocolate
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350
- 2. In a sauce pan combine eagle brand milk, chocolate chip, butter, and vanilla.Cook over low heat stirring well until everything is melted togather. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 15min
- 3. Using floured hands press 1 1/2 of the rolls of cookie dough into a 13x9 baking dish. Pour cooled choclate mixture over the cookie dough.Crumble the half of the cookine dough on top.
- 4. Bake for 25-30 min. allow to cool before cutting.
- 5. You can vary this by using different cookie doughs. Adding pecans . Using extra cookie dough and making the bottom layer thicker(thats the way my family likes it)
FABULOUS FUDGE BROWNIES
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350. butter and flour a 12 x 18 x 1-inch jelly roll pan. Melt together the butter, 1 lb chocolate chips and unsweetened chocolate in a medium bowl over simmering water. Allow to cool slightly. In a bowl, stir (do not beat) together the eggs, coffee granules, vanilla, and sugar. Stir the warm chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and allow to cool to room temp. In a medium bowl, sift together 1 cup flour, the baking powder, and salt. Add to the cooled chocolate mixture. Toss the walnuts and 12 ounces of chocolate chips in a medium bowl with the 1/4 cup flour, then add them to the chocolate batter. Pour into the pan. Bake for 20 min, then rap the sides to release air. Bake another 15 min or until a toothpick comes out clean. Do not over bake. Allow to cool, then refrigerate.
FABULOUS FUDGE
I found this on a marshmallow creme container. I didn't have the 4 and 1/2 cups of sugar so just used 2 and 1/2. It turned out very smooth and creamy and I think it has a great chocolate taste
Provided by Linda Pinieski
Categories Candies
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Place vanilla, marshmallow cream and chocolate chips in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
- 2. Mix sugar, evaporated milk and 2T. butter in a 5 to 6 quart saucepan. Bring to full rolling boil over med. high heat, stirring constantly. Continue to stir and boil until reaches 233 degrees on candy thermometer. Approx. 8 minutes.
- 3. Add remaining butter to boiling mixture and heat until melted. Bring back to boil stirring constantly. Immediately pour hot mixture over ingredients in the mixing bowl. Stir until blended and all chips are melted.
- 4. Pour into a buttered 9 x 13 inch pan. Cool and cut into squares
Tips:
- Use a heavy saucepan: This will help to evenly distribute the heat and prevent the fudge from scorching.
- Use a candy thermometer: This is the best way to ensure that the fudge reaches the correct temperature.
- Don't overcook the fudge: If the fudge is overcooked, it will be too thick and crumbly.
- Let the fudge cool slightly before cutting it: This will help to prevent the fudge from crumbling.
- Store the fudge in an airtight container in a cool, dry place: This will help to keep the fudge fresh for up to two weeks.
Conclusion:
With a little practice, you'll be able to make delicious fudge that is perfect for any occasion. Just remember to use the right ingredients, follow the directions carefully, and be patient. With a little time and effort, you'll be able to create fudge that is sure to impress your friends and family.
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