Chocolate Rock Recipes

CHOCOLATE "ROCKS"

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Position racks in upper and lower thirds of oven. In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Remove from heat; stir in brown sugar. Stir in apple butter, eggs, and vanilla. Add flour mixture; stir until well combined. Stir in chocolate chips, walnuts, and raisins. Return dough to bowl, cover, and refrigerate until firm, 30 minutes to an hour.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Drop dough by rounded soup-spoonfuls about 1 inch apart. Bake 13-15 minutes, rotating pans halfway through cooking, until bottoms of cookies are golden brown. Immediately transfer cookies to racks to cool. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

CHOCOLATE ROLL I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line one 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper and grease and flour lightly.
• Separate the eggs. Beat the whites with the cream of tartar until stiff. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup of the sugar.
• Sift the remaining sugar, cocoa, and flour together. Beat the egg yolks until thick and fold the flour mixture into them. Stir in vanilla. (The egg yolk mixture will be very stiff). Carefully fold the egg yolk mixture into the beaten egg whites. Evenly spread the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Let cake cool for 5 minutes. Turn cake onto a towel sprinkled with confectioner's sugar, peel off parchment paper and roll cake up with the towel. Let cake cool completely. Unroll cake and spread with the whipped cream. Roll again. Serve with Foamy Butter Sauce or Fudge Sauce. For variation, you can add 2 tablespoons of rum or your favorite liqueur to the whipped cream. Serves 8.

BEST MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

ROCK BUNS

Steps:

• Set oven to 210 C / gas mark 7. Grease a baking tray
• Sieve the flour into a mixing bowl
• Cut the margarine into cubes and then rub into the flour using your fingertips. The mixture should then resemble breadcrumbs
• Add the sugar and chocolate chips into the mixture. Mix using a wooden spoon
• Break egg into a small bowl and beat with a fork. Add egg to mixing bowl and mix. Add 1 - 2 tbsp of water if the mixture does not stick together. The mixture must be firm enough to stand alone on the baking tray in lumps.
• Place heaps of the mixture on the tray. Make sure that they are all an even size. Bake them for approximately 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

CHOCOLATE VODKA RASPBERRY ROCK STAR CUPCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Add remaining ingredients (with hot water and vodka set aside). Beat with electric mixer for 1 minute. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides and bottom of mixing bowl with rubber spatula making sure to incorporate all ingredients. Add warm water and vodka slowly while mixing for one more minute or until smooth.
• Line 12 cup cupcake or muffin pan 3/4-full with batter. Bake until the cupcakes are puffed and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool the cupcakes completely.
• Melt butter and stir in cocoa in a mixing bowl. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating on medium speed to spreading consistency. Add more milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla extract.
• Mix raspberry preserves and vodka to an even consistency. (Add more vodka if desired)
• To assemble: Core the cupcakes and add raspberry filling to top. Generously frost each cupcake with pastry bag and cut 1/2-inch off the tip. Add fresh raspberries to top if desired.

CHOCOLATE ROCK

Steps:

• Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. In a double boiler, melt the semisweet and milk chocolates with the oil over hot (not simmering) water, stirring constantly until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
• Remove the top part of the double boiler and let the chocolate cool to tepid (the chocolate might thicken slightly as it cools). Stir the pecans and chopped white chocolate into the cooled melted chocolate and pour the mixture out onto the prepared cookie sheet. Spread to the desired thickness. Refrigerate 20 - 30 minutes, or until set. Slide a metal spatula under the chocolate to loosen from the foil. Break into uneven pieces.

CHOCOLATE CONCRETE CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to gas mark 3 / 170C
• Melt the butter, add the sugar and mix well.
• Add the flour and cocoa and mix well until you have a stiff consistency.
• Beat the egg and gently mix into the flour mixture.
• Put the mixture into a greased 30cm x 18cm baking tray, and gently press into the corners and flatten into the tin.
• Sprinkle with a little water and place in the top half of the oven for 45 minutes.
• Then remove from oven and sprinkle with sugar. Allow to cool for 5 mins then cut into required size pieces and place on a wire tray.
• You can either eat it as it is, or make some custard to go with it for dessert.