Vanilla Fudge

Yesterday was my nephew Samuel's 3rd birthday, I decided to go hand-made with his gift and made him a fabric wigwam with a floor quilt, matching cushion and bunting! The perfect place for him to indulge in a little home made vanilla fudge...

Vanilla fudge (makes 24 pieces)

Ingredients

• 115g unsalted butter
• 450g demerara sugar
• 150ml milk
• 397g condensed milk
• 1 tsp vanilla essence

Cooking instructions

1. Line a 20cm (8") square pan with baking parchment
2. Place the butter, sugar, milk and condensed milk in a heavy based jug
3. Stir using a wooden spoon over low heat until sugar has dissolved
4. Now turn up heat to medium and bring mixture to a boil, stirring continuosly so mixture does not stick to bottom of pan
5. Place candy thermometer in jug and continue stirring until mixture heats to "soft ball", 240 deg F
6. Remove from heat
7. Using an electric whisk or food mixer, beat mixture for about ten minutes
8. Add vanilla essence and beat mixture for about ten minutes until it loses its gloss
9. Pour mixture into prepared pan
10. Leave to set for a few hours
11. Cut into small squares
12. Store in airtight container in fridge

Tips...
You must use a candy thermometer as making fudge is an exact science
You can use a heavy based saucepan if you do not have a jug
Remember the mixture gets very hot, so please take care

I packaged mine up in a red and white stripe candy bag to match his wigwam accessories

The birthday boy and his little bro eating the fudge!

Have a sweet day!