Rainbow Fudge

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5 from 2 votes

Rainbow Fudge is a colorful 6-layered white chocolate treat, ideal for parties, Pride, or unicorn-themed events.

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Chill Time6

Total Time6 30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: pieces

Calories: 339kcal

Author: Jennifer Fishkind

Ingredients

1½ bags (11 oz bags) white chocolate chips
1½ cans (14 oz cans) condensed milk
6 tablespoons salted butter softened at room temperature, divided
6 tablespoons white cake mix divided (heat treated, see directions below)
Red Orange, Yello, Green, Blue, Purple gel food coloring

Instructions

Prepare a 8x8 pan with parchment paper. See notes for general tips.
Divide white chocolate chips into 6 even (microwave safe) bowls. This will measure out to be about ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon of chocolate. Top with 1 tablespoon of butter in each bowl.
Working one bowl at a time, microwave on 50% power for 45 seconds. Stir gently afterwards and return to the microwave for another 45 seconds on 50% powder. Stir gently, be sure not to over stir. The chocolate will be smooth and melted but still thick. (There may also be chocolate chunks inside however they will melt in step 4).
Add in ⅓ cup of condensed milk immediately and stir.
Fold in 1 tablespoon of cake milk and stir again.
Starting with the purple food coloring gel, add gel to the bowl, about (4-5) 3-inch lines back and forth, and mix until fully blended. Add more gel if desired.
Pour fudge out into the bottom of the 8x8 pan and spread gently using the back of your spoon. The fudge will want to harden quickly so work fast and use both hands to spread and hold the parchment paper in place.
Place inside the refrigerator and allow to chill for about 5-10 minutes before continuing.
Repeat steps 3-7 for each color working blue next then green, yellow, orange and finally red.
Allow the entire fudge to chill inside the refrigerator for 6 hours or overnight before serving.
When ready to serve, remove fudge from the dish by pulling up on the parchment paper. Cut carefully with a sharp knife into 16 equal squares by making 3 cuts in either direction.
This fudge is best served chilled.
Be sure to store this fudge in an air-tight container inside the refrigerator.

Notes

Storage:

To Store: Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.
To Freeze: For longer storage, tightly wrap the fudge with plastic wrap and then place it in an airtight container or freezer-safe plastic bag for up to 3 months.

Tips:

I use a traditional gel food coloring package for this recipe as well as neon food coloring. Between the two packages, you will have all 6 colors.
Do not use food coloring drops for this recipe.
To best prepare an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper, first take a sheet of parchment large enough to cover the dish and about 2 inches overhang. Using your thumbs and index fingers, press the parchment paper down into the dish, extending your fingers strongly into the corner to make an indention. Remove your fingers and the parchment paper. Using a pair of scissors, cut the parchment paper in 8 places; two cuts leading to each indentation from both sides of the paper. You may need to cut excess amount of parchment paper off from the longer sides depending on the size of your rolled or pre-cut parchment paper. There should be about 2 inches from each indention to the end of the paper. Be sure your cuts do not touch one another. When done, place the parchment paper back into the dish, tucking the corners properly behind the parchment sides. Press the paper with your fingers along the edges of the dish to shape it even further. It should hold up nicely.
MICROWAVE INSTRUCTIONS for heat treating cake mix: To heat treat the cake mix, microwave the cake mix in a microwave safe bowl for (2) 30-second intervals stirring in between. Allow the cake mix to come to room temperature before using.
OVEN INSTRUCTIONS for heat treating cake mix: place cake mix on a large cookie sheet prepared with parchment paper. Evenly spread your cake mix out to cover the entire sheet. Cook cake mix at 350 degrees for 5 minutes and allow it to come to room temperature before use.
This dish is sweet! The primary flavor of this fudge comes from the white chocolate with the secondary flavors being the condensed milk.
To create evenly cut squares, wash knife in between cuts.

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