Rocky Road Cake Food

ROCKY ROAD ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan and line the bottom with a parchment paper circle.
• Put the melted butter and wafer cookies in a medium bowl and mix well. Press the mixture into the bottom and slightly up the sides of the prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes, then let cool completely before using.
• Spread the marshmallow creme onto the cookie crust then sprinkle with the walnuts. Scoop the ice cream onto the walnut layer, packing it in tightly. Spread with an offset spatula to make a smooth top. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• Unmold the cake by running a knife around the edge of it, then unhinge the springform and remove. Invert the cake onto a sheet of plastic wrap and remove the bottom of the pan and the parchment. Place a plate on the bottom and invert once more.
• Bring the heavy cream to a simmer in a small pot. Pour the cream over the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and stir until smooth. Allow to cool 10 minutes before using.
• Frost the top and sides of the cake with the ganache and sprinkle with the mini marshmallows. If the cake begins to get too soft, put it back into the freezer for a few minutes.
• Freeze another 1 1/2 to 2 hours or overnight. Before serving, let the cake sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes.

ROCKY ROAD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Sift once more, then sift again into a 9 inch square pan.
• Make a well in the center, and measure in the oil, vinegar and vanilla. Pour water over all and mix with a fork until smooth.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
• To make the frosting: In a saucepan, combine chocolate, margarine and water. Cook over low heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and confectioners' sugar. Fold in miniature marshmallows. Spread over cake.

ROCKY ROAD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour 9x13-inch pan (I like to use my glass casserole dish).
• Place about 2 1/2 cup ice cream in microwave-safe dish then melt in microwave.
• You may need to add more to get it to 2 cups melted ice cream.
• Combine cake mix, melted ice cream and eggs; mix on low speed for 1 minute.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix on medium another minute or two until well blended.
• Pour into pan and bake 30-35 minutes or until you can press on the top and it springs back slightly.
• You don't want it to rise so much that it cracks, you'll have a dry cake.
• Set on rack until cool or almost cool.
• Heat the jar of hot fudge.
• Pour half of the hot fudge onto cake and spread out.
• Let it soak into the cake.
• Microwave the marshmallow cream a TINY bit to loosen it up (10-20 seconds).
• Pour onto the cake and spread out.
• Drizzle the rest of the hot fudge over the marshmallow cream in stripes, zig zags or swirls.
• Sprinkle nuts to garnish.
• Cook time does not include cooling time.

ROCKY ROAD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
• To make the first layer: Place the butter and chocolate in a small pan and cook over the lowest possible heat until almost all the chocolate has melted. Off heat, add the sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, nuts, and baking powder and mix well. Press into the prepared pan and set aside.
• To make the second layer: Place the cream cheese, sugar, flour, butter, egg, and vanilla in the bowl of a mixer fitter with a paddle and mix until smooth and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the nuts, mix to combine, and spread over the first layer. Sprinkle with the chocolate chips and transfer to the oven. Bake until slightly golden on the edges, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Sprinkle the second layer with the marshmallows and return the pan to the oven until the marshmallows are just melted but not colored, about 3 minutes.
• To make the frosting: Place the butter and chocolate in a small pan and cook over the lowest possible heat until almost all the chocolate has melted. Add the cream cheese and milk and mix until smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar and vanilla and mix until smooth. Immediately pour the frosting over the marshmallows and briefly swirl the two mixtures together. Cool in the pan and cut into 36 to 48 bars. Cover and refrigerate.

ROCKY ROAD NO-BAKE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Microwave 1 oz. chocolate as directed on package. Coarsely chop remaining chocolate.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar and milk in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add melted chocolate; mix well. Whisk in COOL WHIP, marshmallows, nuts and chopped chocolate. Spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

ROCKY ROAD LAZY CAKE

Steps:

• Grate baking chocolate in a large microwave safe bowl.
• Microwave 4 minutes on medium power or until melted.
• Immediately stir in graham cracker crumbs and enough milk to stir easily (you should not see extra milk in bowl).
• Add miniature marshmallows and chopped walnuts.
• Stir well.
• Grease sides of springform tube pan.
• Cover bottom of tube pan with chocolate sprinkles.
• Spoon the chocolate mixture into the tube pan and press down with the spoon until even.
• Refrigerate until solid, 1 hour.
• Loosen sides of tube pan with a butter knife.
• Unmold onto serving plate.
• Cut into very thin slices.

CHOCOLATE ROCKY ROAD CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter the base of a 23cm loose-bottomed cake tin and line with baking parchment. Melt the butter in a small pan over a low heat, then remove from the heat and leave to cool for 3 mins. Whisk the melted butter, oil, yogurt, milk, coffee and eggs together in a large bowl until combined. Whisk the sugar, flour, baking powder and cocoa together in a separate large bowl, breaking up any lumps of sugar with the whisk. Gradually whisk the wet ingredients into the dry until smooth, then pour into the tin. Bake for 55 mins-1 hr until firm to the touch and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean with no wet crumbs. Leave to cool completely in the tin.
• For the rocky road, tip the biscuits into a food bag and bash with a rolling pin until roughly broken up. Melt the butter, chocolate and golden syrup together in a large pan over a low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat and leave to cool a little.
• Tip the crushed biscuits, mini marshmallows and any extras into the pan and stir until everything is completely coated in the chocolate mixture. Spoon the rocky road over the cooled cake and smooth with a spatula so the top is completely covered. Sprinkle over some extra biscuit pieces, marshmallows and any other bits you'd like to add. Leave to set at room temperature for at least 2 hrs, or chill for 1 hr to help it set more quickly. Remove the cake from the tin, slice and serve. Will keep in an airtight container in a cool place for up to two days.