Rocky Road Frosting Recipes

SEMISWEET CHIP ROCKY ROAD FROSTING

Steps:

• Place the sugar, butter, and milk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Boil, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat, add the chocolate chips, and stir until they are melted.
• Let the pan rest off the heat to cool slightly but not completely, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Fold in the peanuts and marshmallows until they are well combined and the heat from the frosting begins to melt the marshmallows.
• Turn the frosting out onto the cooled cake, then spread evenly with a spatula until the frosting covers the entire cake.
• Or spread onto cooled cupcakes.

ROCKY ROAD FROSTING

Steps:

• In a medium, heavy saucepan over low heat, melt 1 cup of the semisweet chocoalte chips with the unsweetened chocoalte; remove pan from heat.
• Add the butter, vanilla, and salt to the melted chocolate and stir until the butter melts and is incorporated into the chocolate.
• Let stand until the mixture is at room temperature.
• Using an electric mixer at high speed, whip the chocolate until it holds soft peaks.
• Fold in the remaining chocolate chips, marshmallows, and nuts.
• Frost as desired.

CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE WITH ROCKY ROAD FROSTING

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Line bottom of pans with parchment; butter parchment. Dust pans with flour; tap out excess. Stir chocolate in top of double boiler over simmering water until melted and smooth. Remove from over water. Cool just to room temperature.
• Pour yogurt into 2-cup measuring cup. Add enough water to measure 1 1/2 cups; whisk to blend. Whisk in vanilla.
• Combine flour, sugar, butter, eggs, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Add yogurt mixture and melted chocolate. Using electric mixer, beat until smooth, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula, about 3 minutes. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on racks 10 minutes. Run small knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes. Invert onto racks; peel off parchment. Cool completely.
• Place 1 cake layer, flat side up, on platter. Spread 2/3 cup frosting over. Top with second cake layer, flat side down. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Press marshmallows around top edge in 1-inch band and 1 inch down sides from top edge of cake. Sprinkle walnuts over center of cake. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and store at room temperature.)

OLD FASHIONED ROCKY ROAD FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. In a 2 qt. saucepan combine chocolate, 1 cup marshmallows, water and butter. Heat until well blended stirring constantly.
• 2. cool slightly. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until thick.
• 3. Stir in remaining ingredients. Frost top of 9 x 13 cake.

ROCKY ROAD FROSTING

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in medium sauce-pan. Stir over medium-low heat just until marshmallows and chocolate are melted, about 3 minutes. Transfer to large bowl. Mix in powdered sugar and vanilla. Place bowl in larger bowl filled with ice and water. Using electric mixer, beat until frosting is cool, thick and spreadable.