Easy Rocky Road Cake
This cake is so easy to make your kids can help you do it. It was originally my grandmother's recipe.
Ingredients
Serves: 8
- 1 1/2 cups (190g) plain flour
- 1 cup (200g) white sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon bicarb soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 cup (250ml) water
- 60g dark chocolate, chopped
- 60g margarine
- 1/4 cup (65ml) water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 2 cups (250g) icing sugar
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:35min ›
Ready in:50min
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa, bicarb soda and salt. Sift once more, then sift again into a 23cm square pan.
- Make a well in the centre, 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 centre of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
- To make the icing: In a saucepan, combine chocolate, margarine and water. Cook over low heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and icing sugar. Fold in miniature marshmallows. Spread over cake.
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This was so moist and very good- I did add chopped walnuts to the frosting since thats what I know as Rocky Road with the marshmallows and nuts- The cake was and frosting however were fabulous I was skeptical of the vinegar but did use it. I intend to make it again. - 10 Dec 2001 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
MAKE THIS CAKE! It was VERY easy, and the glaze/frosting was simple and came out delicious as well, though sweet, which IMHO, is a good thing. Best cake of this type I've had in a long time. Okay, so I confess I didn't sift anything. I did use a whisk to try and blend the dry ingredients, but I'm no pastry chef, so maybe that is supposed to do something, but the cake was amazing anyway. I plan to use the glaze on other cakes. It set up pretty quickly, and would work on many other cakes. I also think I may double the cake recipe but not the glaze next time, and bake in a 9x13 pan. I think I may also try without the marshmallows. DISCLAIMER: I do not, as a general rule, like chocolate cake. That being said, this one was absolutely delicious! Thanks for the recipe LEESON71! - 24 Oct 2010 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
Fantastic cake!!! I love the idea and it was a big hit with everyone! I doubled the cake recipe and baked it in a 9" tin. I did not need to double the frosting. It melted well and spread easily over the cake. I sprinkled the cake with mini marshmallows, white and chocolate chocolate chips. The topping set nicely and held the topping in place. I will be making this again. It was very easy!! - 01 Jan 2009 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)