Sunday, September 9, 2012

Fudge

 

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 7 minutes
Yield: Makes about 2 pounds candy

Ingredients:
  • 1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon cream
  • 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips, if desired
 
Preparation:
     Place chips and milk in microwave safe bowl. (You can use just the one package of semisweet chocolate chips, or add the milk chocolate chips for a fudge that is slightly sweeter and creamier.)  Microwave on medium power for 2-3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes. Microwave, stirring at 1 minutes intervals, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth and thick. Stir in butter and cream until combined.  Pour into greased 8" square pan and cool. You can also melt the chips and milk in a heavy saucepan over low heat.
You can add just about anything to this easy recipe. Stir in a cup of chopped nuts, add a cup of marshmallows after the cooking time is done, stir in chopped dried fruit or some white chocolate chips, etc.

The ingredients! I used a whole bag of semisweet chips as well as 1/2 cup of milk chips
Adding the cream and butter to the chocolate/sweetened condensed milk mixture
All ingredients mixed together, before chilling

This recipe for fudge was very  simple and easy.  However, I wouldn't say that it was ready to eat in 7 minutes...it would've been somewhere between solid and liquid!  So I let it sit in the refrigerator for a few hours before I cut into it.  When I did, it was pretty sticky - definitely a stickier texture than most of the fudge I've tried before.  That was only thing I didn't really like about it.  But the taste was great and it was melt-in-your-mouth fudge. :) If I make it again, I'm planning on adding nuts to break it up a bit because it's really rich!
This pan of fudge went down pretty darn quick in my house...

After chilling for a few hours.  *I used a 9x9 pan instead of 8x8 and it was fine.
The Last Word:  Plain, chocolatey goodness :)

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Wilton Color Mist

Sorry the posts are so slow right now!  I've been really busy lately. :/ But I'm still trying new things! :) I started reading a new book today - hopefully it won't take me too long to finish and post about it.

Anyway, a few weeks ago, I was looking for a way to make a bunch of cupcakes gold, and I came across this...


Apparently, Wilton makes edible color mist in various colors to spray on food!  It was a little pricy (as all Wilton products are) but it was worth it. :) If you follow the simple directions, it's easy to use.  Here's a close-up look at one cupcake with one or two coats of the mist:


I ended up doing 3 coats per cupcake to get it to the obvious gold color I wanted.  My guess is if you used a different color like purple, it wouldn't take as many coats.



One of the reasons why I liked it was because it didn't have a taste - it was like eating a normal cupcake.  It also looked nice and added a pretty shimmer. :)

The Last Word:  Quality product; pretty addition to cupcakes