dark chocolate fudge

BY JONI - THE HOME BAKER
I have a Whittakers recipe book.  It is the prettiest cook book I own.  Their trademark gold foil that wraps their chocolate is on the first and last pages.

Inside this recipe book is a recipe for Dark Chocolate Fudge I wanted to try.  
You  can try it too!  Here is the link to it online: DARK CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROM WHITTAKERS

Whittakers Dark Chocolate

This is the first time I've used the microwave to make fudge.  I think if I made it again, I would do traditional stove top, as I am used to judging when a fudge is ready this way.  When I followed the recipe, I don't think I heated it enough, or maybe I didn't beat it enough, because after a  couple of hours in the fridge, it wasn't setting as hard as I like it.
So here is my tweaks:
Once all the ingredients are in, I added another 1/4 C cocoa and 3/4 C icing sugar and reheated it for 2 more minutes in the microwave.  Then I got out the wooden spoon and beat it till I had biceps like Rambo.

I still wasn't convinced it would set, but within a couple of hours in the fridge, it was ready.
This fudge is YUM!!
It makes a good amount too.  The family loves it.  It is solid, but easy to bite into.  It is creamy and chocolatey to eat.   It is nicer than any chocolate fudge I have bought from a shop.
This recipe with a little tweaking gets a tick from us.