When i came across this recipe i thought back to when i was kid and we would always stop at this fruit and vege shop in Pukekohe on our way home from Auckland and buy rocky road funny how you always remember the little things as a kid :)
This Recipe came out the book 'Cupcakes" by the Aussie woman's weekly the cupcake was quite yummy however getting the topping ( the best part) to stick to the cake was a bit of a mish, i think if i made these cakes again i would have heaps more chocolate on standby to help it stick
Marble Cake:
125g butter at room temp
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
2/3 cup of caster sugar
2 eggs - free range ( happy chickens lay happy eggs)
1 1/4 cups self raising flour
1/3 cup milk
pink food colouring
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 teaspoons milk , extra
Preheat oven to 180 degrees
Line a 12x hole muffin tin with Texas cupcake cases
Beat butter, vanilla essence, sugar and eggs with an electric mixer till light and fluffy
stir in sifted flour and milk in two batches
divide mixture into into three bowls
tint the first mixture pink
blend sifted cocoa with the extra milk in a cup then stir into the second mixture
leave the third mixture plain
drop alternate spoonfuls of mixtures into cupcake cases pull a skewer back and forward to create a marbled effect, smooth top
bake for about 15 Min's
Rocky road topping:
1/2 cup unsalted peanuts
1 cup red glace cherries halved
1 cup of marshmallows chopped coarsely
1/2 cup toasted coconut
200g chocolate melts melted
- decoration
50g choc melts melted
combine ingredients for rocky road all together then place on top of the cakes then drizzle with chocolate
As i said i had a bit of trouble getting my mixture to stay on so make sure you have plenty of chocolate on hand as you may need more than what the recipie has stated
happy baking
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