Candy Cane Chocolate Fudge Recipes

Steps:

• Line an 8-in. square pan with foil and grease the foil with 1 teaspoon butter. Sprinkle with half of the crushed candy; set aside., In a microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons butter. Microwave on high for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 15-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Stir in 2/3 cup milk. Carefully pour over candy layer in prepared pan. Refrigerate for 10 minutes., Meanwhile, in a microwave-safe bowl, combine white baking chocolate and remaining butter. Microwave on high for 40-50 seconds; stir until smooth. Stir in the cream of tartar, remaining milk and candy. Spread over chocolate layer., Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. Using foil, remove fudge from pan. Invert onto a cutting board; remove foil. Cut into 1-in. squares.

Steps:

• Line bottom and sides of an 11x7" baking dish with aluminum foil, allowing foil to hang slightly over edges of the pan. Rub foil with butter or lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine sugar, butter, and evaporated milk in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Continue to boil, over medium heat, for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and add chocolate; stir until melted. Add vanilla extract, peppermint extract, and marshmallows. Stir until smooth and all marshmallows are incorporated.
• Pour into prepared pan and sprinkle top with chopped crushed candy canes. Lightly press candy canes into the fudge mixture so they adhere. Refrigerate until fully chilled, at least 2 hours.
• Once chilled, use the edges of the aluminum foil to lift fudge from the pan; cut into small squares. Store fudge in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 8-inch square cake pans, line the bottoms with parchment paper. Butter the parchment and dust with flour, tapping out excess.
• Whisk the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. Whisk the melted butter, buttermilk, egg, vanilla and 1/2 cup water together in another bowl until smooth. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, whisking until just combined. Divide the batter between the prepared cake pans, smoothing the tops. Bake, rotating the pans halfway through cooking, until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• Let the cakes cool in the pans for 15 minutes, then turn them out onto a cooling rack set over a baking sheet. Discard the parchment paper and flip the cakes right side up again. Let the cakes cool completely.
• Make the coconut filling: Pulse the coconut in a food processor until finely chopped and transfer to a large bowl. Combine the gelatin with 2 tablespoons cold water in a small microwaveable bowl and let stand for 5 minutes to soften. Heat the gelatin in the microwave until it melts completely, about 10 seconds, stirring to dissolve. Add the gelatin mixture, cream cheese, sour cream, coconut milk, sugar, vanilla and coconut extracts and salt to a food processor and process until smooth, at least 1 minute. Scrape the mixture into the bowl containing the chopped coconut and mix until evenly combined. Let the mixture sit until it is just thick enough to spread, about 10 minutes. (Do not let the filling firm up too much.)
• Place one cake on a cake stand and pile the coconut filling in the center, spreading it in a thick layer almost to the edge. Top with the remaining cake, aligning the layers directly on top of each other so the cake does not lean. Refrigerate the assembled cake for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, make the chocolate ganache: Bring the cream to a simmer in a small saucepan then remove from the heat. Add the chocolate, shaking the pan gently to submerge it. Allow the pan to stand, off the heat, for 3 minutes to melt the chocolate. Whisk the ganache until smooth, then refrigerate until it is just thick enough to spread (like mayonnaise), about 15 minutes. (Do not let the ganache harden too much.)
• Stir the ganache again and scoop it on top of the cake, spreading it over the top and sides. Make a swirl pattern on the top with a spatula to resemble a coconut candy. Refrigerate the cake until the ganache is set, at least 1 hour or overnight.

Steps:

• Line a 9-by-13-inch pan with foil. Bring the marshmallows, sugar, cream, butter and salt to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Continue to stir until the marshmallows melt and the sugar dissolves. Remove the saucepan from the heat, add the white chocolate chips and vanilla, and stir until the chips are completely melted.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and scatter the candy canes over the top. Let cool to room temperature, then wrap and refrigerate until chilled and firm, about 2 hours. Using the foil, lift the fudge from the pan and put on a cutting board. Cut the fudge into 1-inch squares.

Steps:

• Line an 8 inch square baking pan with aluminum foil, and grease the foil.
• Combine the vanilla chips and sweetened condensed milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir frequently until almost melted, remove from heat and continue to stir until smooth. When chips are completely melted, stir in the peppermint extract, food coloring, and candy canes.
• Spread evenly in the bottom of the prepared pan. Chill for 2 hours, then cut into squares.

Steps:

• Line 9-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan; set aside.
• Place sugar, butter and evaporated milk in large heavy saucepan.
• Bring to full rolling boil on medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Boil 4 minutes or until candy thermometer reaches 234 degrees F, stirring constantly to prevent scorching.
• Remove from heat.
• Add chocolate and marshmallow creme; stir until completely melted.
• Add 1 cup of peppermint and vanilla; mix well.
• Pour immediately into prepared pan; spread to form even layer in pan.
• Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of peppermint on top.
• Let stand at room temperature 4 hours or until completely cooled; cut into 1-inch squares.
• Store in tightly covered container at room temperature.

Steps:

• Line an 8x8-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil. Lightly coat the bottom of the foil with butter.
• In a medium size saucepan, combine the vanilla chips and the sweetened condensed milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the vanilla chips are melted.
• Remove the pan from the heat and continue to stir (to remove any lumps that might be left from partially unmelted chips).
• When chips are completely melted, stir in the peppermint extract and crushed candy canes.
• Spread the fudge mixture evenly in the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
• Dot the top of the fudge with several drops of food coloring. (NOTE: I used about 9 drops of food coloring. But feel free to reduce or increase that, depending on the amount of swirling you wish in your fudge). With a butter knife, cut through the fudge and food coloring, making a swirling pattern throughout the fudge.
• Chill for 2 hours. Remove the fudge from the baking pan by lifting the foil from both ends. Transfer fudge to cutting board, and cut into 1-inch squares.