Shirleys Fudge Recipes

TUNNEL-OF-FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Place a heavy baking sheet or pizza stone on a shelf in the lower third of the oven. Heat the oven to 350 degrees (see note).
• On a large baking sheet, roast nuts in the oven for 10 minutes. Keep watch that they do not burn. Pour into a bowl, and add 2 tablespoons butter and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Toss well and set aside.
• Generously butter the inside of a large 12-cup Bundt cake pan.
• In a mixer, beat butter to soften until it becomes fluffy. Add sugar, then the brown sugar and continue to beat until airy. While beating, if the bowl does not feel cool, place it in the freezer for five minutes, then resume beating.
• Beat in 3/4 teaspoon salt, vanilla and vegetable oil.
• Beat in two egg yolks. Crack the four whole eggs into a large mixing bowl. With a small knife, cut yolks and barely stir the eggs, minimally blending the whites and yolks.
• With the mixer on the lowest speed, beat the eggs into the batter in three batches. Mix in confectioners' sugar and the cocoa.
• In a large mixing bowl, stir flour and nuts together. Then with a spatula stir the flour-nut mixture into the batter. Pour the batter into the Bundt pan.
• Bake for 40 minutes. You cannot use the toothpick test because the cake contains so much sugar that the center will not set but will remain a tunnel-of-fudge. You are dependent on a correct oven temperature and the 40-minute cooking time.
• When removed from the oven, the cake will have a runny fudge core with an air pocket above the fudge. About 30 minutes after taking the cake out of the oven, press the inside and outside edge of the cake bottom down all the way around to minimize the air pocket. Let the cake, still in the pan, cool on a rack for two to three hours. Invert the cake onto a platter and let cool completely.

BAILEYS FUDGE

Steps:

• Line a 12x6 bar pan or slice pan with baking paper.
• Heat the condensed milk carefully.
• Melt the chocolate in a microwave 30 second bursts, stirring after each burst so it doesn't burn. Add to the condensed milk and then mix in Baileys.
• Pour into your lined bar pan and set--leave to cool at room temp or if very warm were you live pop into the fridge to set.
• Cut into pieces and watch it disappear.
• We serve at the cafe with hot chocolate and moccachino--great gift wrapped and given for presents.

SHIRLEY'S HOMEMADE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Mix together, and roll out into a floured surface, to about 1/2" thick.
• Use a round cutter or glass dipped in flour, to cut out biscuits.
• Place on greased pan, and bake at 450 oven,.
• about 12-15 minutes, or until brown on top.

SHIRLEY'S FUDGE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine cocoa, sugar, cream, butter corn syrup and salt.
• Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring contantly. Boil for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and add vanilla, beat until thick and creamy.
• When beater marks on side of pan and holds its shape, stop beating.
• Add any additional items if desired (nuts, coconut, peanut butter, whatever).
• Stir and pour into buttered dish, let cool.