Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Butter 2 8-inch round cake pans, and line them with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add the maple syrup, stirring until smooth. Alternately add the flour and the hot water, a little at a time, stirring gently until combined and smooth. Stir in the chopped walnuts.
Divide the batter between the two prepared pans, and bake in a 350F degree preheated oven for 35 to 40 ...
kes about 4 pounds of fudge.
NOTES:
* THE STUFF
Prepare pie crust.
Put penuche quick fudge mix into bowl. Add eggs, water, mincemeat and melted butter.
Beat with rotary beater until thoroughly blended.
Stir in chopped nuts.
Pour into unbaked crust.
Bake at 375\u00b0
for 40 minutes until filling is set. Cool.
Serve with whipped cream or ice cream. Serves 8 to 10. Tastes somewhat like pecan pie.
Do not bring to a boil until sugar is dissolved.
Cook to temperature of 238\u00b0 or forms a soft ball in cold water.
Place in cold water to cool.
When cool, stir.
Add nuts and vanilla.
When starts to harden, pour into a greased pan.
(The smaller the pan, the thicker the fudge.)
Cut in inch pieces.
(I wrap mine in wax paper.)
Take the first 3 ingredients and boil until forms a soft ball in cold water when tested.
Beat until thick and creamy.
Stir in chopped pecans or peanuts or walnuts.
A few persons seem to prefer \"cashew\" nuts (chopped).
Pour the beaten fudge into a lightly buttered dish and cut into squares when cool.
ake 1-1/2 lbs fudge.
stir & keep stirring until the fudge looses it's gloss. This
nd spread with penuche frosting.
to prepare PENUCHE FROSTING:.
combine
I had to make a double batch of fudge icing to get the right thickness of icing for this cake. The icing recipe I used was a combination of 2 different recipes.
In saucepan combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil, and cook for 1 minute Remove from heat. Whisk with an electric mixer, for 2.5 - 3 minutes, or until it thickens enough. Pour over cooled or warm cake. Doubled this for a 9x13.
o this temperature otherwise your fudge will not set.
Add
inutes at 350 degrees.
Penuche Frosting.
Place brown sugar
ool on rack.
Maple Penuche Frosting.
In a medium
Fudge sauce: Melt chocolate chips and
bsp coffee liqueur. Pour over fudge sauce layer in pie pan
et.
Meanwhile, make hot fudge sauce: Combine all ingredients in
br>Meanwhile, for the hot fudge sauce, place all ingredients in
Add 3/4 of the fudge and stir until just combined
br>To make the chocolate fudge sauce, place the chopped chocolate
piece.
Heat hot fudge on high for 30 to
isen.
Meanwhile, to make fudge sauce, combine ingredients in a