Chocolate Fudge

Happy Thursday everyone!

I can't tell you how happy I am today. I've been suffering form cluster migraines and have had a continual migraine for 10 days, today I have no pain! After loosing my patience with medicine,  I went for acupuncture and a massage. It seems to have done the trick as I have been pain free for nearly 16 hours! I've attached some pictures of the herbs that I was given to drink as they looked very pretty. 

So, onto fudge. I needed something to really cheer me up this week, that was also really easy to make. This fudge is based on a fudge by Nigella, from her book How to be a Domestic Goddess. I added chopped chocolate at the end. Believe me, there are few things in the world that taste better than this fudge.  

ingredients

• 250 grams soft butter
• 1 x 397 grams can condensed milk
• 800 grams granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 300g good quality chocolate (or 150g milk, 150g dark chocolate)

Method

Grease a square tin (I used a 9"x9" tin). 

Put the butter, condensed milk and sugar into a heavy based sauce pan on a medium heat. Stir together until the sugar is dissolved, when the mixture starts to bubble, turn the heat down to low and leave to bubble for a few minutes. 
If you have a kitchen thermometer, the temperature of the fudge should be 115c/238F. If you haven't got a thermometer, don't worry, I don't either. To test if the fudge is ready, drop a few drops of the mixture into some iced water and it should keep its shape. 
Once the fudge holds its shape in the water take the mixture off the heat and add the chopped chocolate and stir until mixed thoroughly. Transfer into the greased tin and let it cool completely in the fridge. Once cool, transfer onto a clean surface and cut into squares.