Sticky fudge

So this afternoon I atemped to make some fudge a fudge wreath. I have never made it before and I though for the holidays it would be a nice thing to give out. I have this easy recipe I followed everything corectly and still it doesn't look as nice as the picture in the recipe. I just couldn't get it out of the pan I gressed the pan but the bottom of the fudge was too sticky. I left it in the frigde for 2 hours when the recipe called for only a hafe and hour. So it turned out to look messy, it taste really good it just doesn't look so nice. If any of you know how to make fudge please tell me what I was doing wrong and how to get it out of the pan in a more presentable way. I have all the ingredients as I was gonig to make them for family.


left My wreath fudge
right The recipe's fudge