How to Cut Fudge into Smooth Perfect Pieces
How to cleanly cut fudge into perfect squares every time!
Equipment
Instructions
- First, grab your fudge-cutting materials and tools.
- Then, use the ruler to help mark out several 1.5-inch spaces on opposite ends of a sheet of parchment paper.
- Using the edge of the ruler, draw parallel lines at the marks that go all the way from top to bottom.
- Then, mark 1.5-inch spaces on the other opposing edges of the parchment paper.
- Using the edge of the ruler, draw parallel lines at the marks that go all the way from one side to the other.
- You should have a sheet of perfect 1.5”x 1.5” squares that look like a grid. This is your template.
- Next, grab the fudge, a jar of hot water, and paper towels for cleaning the knife after each cut.
- Protect your hands (and the fudge) by putting on a pair of disposable vinyl gloves.
- Place your parchment paper template on top of the fudge.
- Then, use the pastry cutter to score (or mark) the edges of the fudge at all of the 1.5” marks, going across all 4 edges. Don’t cut the fudge yet, just mark out the columns like when you started marking out the template.
- Next, move the template so that the edge of the paper aligns with the first set of scored 1.5 marks going from top to bottom on the fudge. Run the pastry cutter along this line from top to bottom to score it again and create the first vertical column.In this step, you’re using the template edge just like the ruler edge to make perfect lines.
- Repeat this process for the rest of the columns running vertically, then again along the other sides to create columns going horizontal. At the end, you should have a perfect grid of fudge squares scored out.
- Next, dip a large knife in hot water, wipe it dry, and cut off the outer rounded edges to create perfectly flat edges along the outside edges of the fudge. Repeat the hot water process before each cut.
- You should have a perfectly square block of scored fudge.
- Next, dip the knife in hot water, wipe dry, and cut the first set of columns going vertically.
- Repeat the process for the horizontal columns.
- Finally, you should have about 16 perfect, clean-cut, smooth, fudge squares!
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Notes
Easy Perfect Fudge Tips
- To save yourself from having to cut off rounded edges, I recommend opting for a Square Cheesecake Pan. This pan has perfect 90° corners, so you don't have to worry about uneven or rounded corners and edges.
- If you work with pastries a lot then I recommend checking out one of these Adjustable 5 Wheel Dough Cutters. This would save you a ton of time since you would not have to make a parchment paper template.