fudge – My Whisk and I

Easy Fudge

October 2, 2023September 12, 2023by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

This may not be the best looking fudge but on boy, it delivers on taste…!

100g butter
750g caster sugar
1 x 385g can condensed milk
150ml milk
2,5ml vanilla

Line a 20cm x 20cm baking tin with baking paper and set aside.
Add the butter, caster sugar and condensed milk to a medium-large saucepan and place over a medium to low heat.
Allow the butter to melt.
Turn the heat up to medium-high and simmer for 25 minutes while stirring regularly to prevent the mixture from sticking to the saucepan.
Remove the saucepan from the heat, add the vanilla and whisk for 5 minutes with an electric whisk. You are cooling the mixture down and want it to be really thick.
Pour the mixture into the prepared baking tin and level the top.
Set aside to cool for an hour and cut into squares.

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Coca Cola Sheet Cake

June 26, 2023June 25, 2023by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

Not a true cake but rather a delicious concoction of brownies and fudge!!! Easy and quick for every lover of sweetness!

500ml sugar
500ml flour
375ml marshmallows, shredded (about 14 large)
125ml butter
125ml vegetable oil
62ml cocoa powder, sifted
250ml Coca Cola
125ml buttermilk
5ml baking powder
2 eggs, lightly beaten
10ml vanilla

Frosting:
450ml icing sugar, sifted
125ml butter
45ml cocoa powder, sifted
30ml Coca Cola
5ml vanilla
250ml pecan nuts, roughly chopped

Preheat your oven to 180℃ and spray an oven tray/sheet pan with cooking spray.
Add the sugar, flour and marshmallow to a large mixing bowl.
Add the butter, oil, cocoa powder and Coca Cola to a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Pour the hot mixture onto the marshmallow mixture and stir until well blended – some of the marshmallow will melt, but not all of it.
Pour the buttermilk into a small bowl and dissolve the baking powder in it. Add to the rest of the mixture and mix through.
Now add the eggs and vanilla and give the mixture a last stir.
Pour the batter in to the prepared oven tray and bake for 45 minutes.

For the frosting:
Sift the icing sugar in to a mixing bowl.
Add the butter, cocoa powder and Coca Cola to a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Pour the hot liquids on to the icing sugar and blend well.
Add the vanilla and nuts, stir through and spread onto the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.
Set aside and allow the cake to cool before serving.

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Matcha Fudge

November 7, 2022November 6, 2022by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

170ml condensed milk
30ml matcha powder
360g white chocolate, chopped
2,5ml salt
2,5ml vanilla

Prepare a 20cm x 20cm baking tin by lining it with baking paper.
Pour the condensed milk into a small saucepan and sift the matcha powder over it.
Place the saucepan on a low heat and stir until the mixture is hot.
Add the white chocolate, salt and vanilla.
Turn the heat down to the lowest setting and stir continuously until the chocolate has melted completely.
Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and leave to cool completely.
Refrigerate the fudge for 3 hours or longer.
Slice the fudge and sift over some matcha powder.

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Pistachio-Goji Berry Chocolate Fudge

May 19, 2021May 18, 2021by Karen ClaassenLeave a Comment

This might just be THE easiest fudge you have ever made!! Add some more Pistachio and Goji berries if you like the tartness or opt for a smoothest of all chocolate fudge!

1 X 385g can of condensed milk
320g De Villiers Chocolate: I prefer the 85% dark; chopped
50g pistachio nuts
30g dried goji berries

Line a baking tray or ceramic dish of 19cm X 19cm with baking paper.
Add the condensed milk and chopped chocolate to a saucepan and place on very low heat.
Stir the mixture with a whisk until the chocolate has melted completely. Keep moving the mixture in the saucepan and keep the heat on low as the chocolate will seize if it becomes too warm, too soon.
Remove from the heat and pour into the lined baking tray.
Smooth the top with a spatula and sprinkle with the pistachio and goji berries. Lightly press the nuts and berries into the fudge with the back of the spatula.
Place the fudge in the refrigerator for about 3 hours.
Slice and enjoy.
The fudge keeps well in a sealed container.