Simple fudge recipe

Today I had a go at making my own fudge which turned out surprisingly well...it was just the right amount of crumbly and melt in your mouth. So I thought I would share the recipe. 

Ingredients:

680g of caster sugar 

1 can of evaporated milk

225g of unsalted butter

170g of white chocolate 

1 dash of vanilla extract 

Vegetable oil 

Method:

To start this simple recipe grease a 18-20 square baking tray with a very light layer of vegetable oil. 

Place the milk, sugar and butter in a saucepan and warm slowly on a low heat  until the sugar and butter dissolves. It is important to stir constantly during this process to ensure the mix does not stick to the pan and to avoid crystallisation on the sugar. (Is also a great arm workout) 

Once the mix has dissolved, add the vanilla extract, then bring the mix to the boil. Continue to cook whilst constantly stirring until the mixture looks similar to thick bubbly lava. 

You will then need to break the chocolate into small pieces and add to the mixture. Continue stirring I until the chocolate has melted and mixture starts to cool, thicken and goes from shiny to matte in colour. 

Pour the fudge onto the greased baking tray and leave to coolly at room temperature. Once the fudge has set, cut into small cubes and store in an air tight container.

I will be having a go at Jamie Oliver's tasty fish tacos later so will do a small post on the outcome. 

Sunday funday

I rounded this weekend off with a day at work supporting runners competing in a mud run. I spent the day looking after some local press. It was nice to meet some new people and familiarize myself with the local press. Seeing everyone covered in mud was worth the early start and I was slightly jealous I didnt get the chance to take part. 

The run was held at Elveden estate which has such a cute cafe and farm shop. I couldn't resist going into have a peek. Amongst all of the cute jars and amazing looking cakes I found a fudge counter. I do have a slight weakness for fudge and couldn't resist trying some. (The Eton mess one was my favourite). 

LDN

This weekend I spent a night in London Town for a friends birthday. We stayed in the grange tower bridge hotel and it was probably the nicest hotel I have ever stayed in! Bold statement there. The moment I stepped in the door I knew it was going to be a nice hotel. The staff immediately greeted us and offered to take our bags. After checking in which was a quick and easy process we headed up to our room. The room was spacious and had just about everything we could need. One of the girls forgot to bring a toothbrush but a quick call down to reception and someone was straight up with a dental kit which included a toothbrush, toothpaste and dental floss. The bathroom in the room was spotless and was by far the cleanest bathroom I've ever seen in a hotel. I happily did have a shower and would have even gone as far as having a bath. Anyone that's knows me will say I am very picky with hotels and will stay away from having a shower, as they are normally dirty and covered in mould so it's a big step for me to shower in a hotel and be happy with it! 

The next day we headed down the make use of the pool, jacuzzi and sauna. They did have spa facilities however being pushed for time we sadly could not have any treatments. The pool area was clean and tidy, the staff again we so friendly and helpful. Having a jacuzzi after a heavy night was just amazing..just what I needed! 

After checking out the hotel we wandered around tower bridge to have lunch. We settled on all bar one...the food was good and the waitress we had was so nice too! (A weekend of lovely staff put me in a great mood). I had to be a typical tourist and take a picture of the shard as we were so close.