Rocky Robin Cake Recipes

ROCKY ROAD CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using two greased 9-in. round baking pans. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. In a large bowl, combine 1-1/2 cups peanuts, the chocolate kisses and 1 cup marshmallows; set aside., Arrange remaining marshmallows to form the border of a road across the top of cake. Coarsely chop remaining peanuts and sprinkle inside marshmallow border. Lightly press chocolate mixture over sides and remaining top of cake.

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.

WARM ROCKY ROAD CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients; add 1-1/4 cups milk. Beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Transfer to a greased 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle cook-and-serve pudding mix over batter., In a small saucepan, heat remaining milk until bubbles form around sides of pan; gradually pour over contents of slow cooker., Cook, covered, on high 3-4 hours or until a toothpick inserted in cake portion comes out with moist crumbs., Turn off slow cooker. Sprinkle marshmallows, chocolate chips and pecans over cake; let stand, covered, until marshmallows begin to melt, about 5 minutes. Serve warm. If desired, serve with ice cream.

ROCKY ROBIN CAKE

Steps:

• Sit the cake on a large board or flat serving plate. Brush a little of the jam over the cake. Dust a clean surface with a little icing sugar, then roll out the marzipan until big enough to cover the cake (use string to help you measure). Carefully lift the marzipan onto the cake, pat down to cover smoothly and trim any excess off the bottom. Brush all over again with more jam.
• Knead 1kg white icing until smooth, then roll out on an icing sugar-dusted surface until a little bigger than the marzipan size. Carefully lift onto the cake, partially pat down the sides to smooth and stick, allow the rest to stick in folds, or tease into shape with your fingers (step A). Trim any ragged edges.
• For the robins, roll 3 walnut-size balls from some of the remaining white icing. Halve the icing that is left. Knead brown colouring into 1 half to give a rich colour, wrap well - this will be the branch. Divide the other half into 3 pieces, and colour 1 red, 1 pale brown and 1 green.
• Re-dust the work surface, pinch off 3 marble-size balls of red icing and roll each into a teardrop shape for the breast. Use a cocktail stick to add texture, then stick 1 onto each robin - brush a little water onto the icing to help it stick. As you stick it, flatten the base of the ball slightly so that the robins stand up.
• Divide the pale brown icing into 3 balls and roll each into an oval shape, then pinch 1 end of each into a gentle point (step B). Stick onto the robins so that the point is the head, and trim the tail if you need to. Poke a clove into each brown tip to make a little beak. Pull the round bit off the end of 6 cloves to leave spiky ends, and poke into robins to make feet. Use black writing icing to add eyes (step C).
• Roll most of the dark brown icing into a long branch and attach to the cake with a little more water or jam. Roll smaller branches from the remaining dark brown icing. Pinch leaves from the green icing and attach. Add the robins and enjoy.

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 CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour 12 cup fluted tube pan.
• In small bowl, mix first 4 ingredients.
• In large bowl with mixer at low speed, beat together cake mix, eggs, real mayonnaise and water just until blended.
• Increase speed to medium, beat 2 minutes.
• Stir in nut mixture.
• Pour in prepared pan, bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 15 minutes.
• Remove.
• Cool on rack.
• If desired, dust with confectioners sugar.
• Makes 12 servings.