Rocky Road Cake
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Rocky Road Cake
Description
Rocky Road Cake features a cocoa-rich batter combining all-purpose flour, sugar, oil, eggs, and milk, augmented with vanilla and small amounts of cinnamon and salt for depth. Hot water is incorporated, resulting in a thin batter that bakes into a moist and tender cake. The cake layers are baked in round pans until a toothpick comes out clean, signaling doneness.
The chocolate frosting is made by whipping butter with cocoa powder and powdered sugar, thinned by milk to a smooth, fluffy consistency with a pinch of salt and vanilla for balanced sweetness. The frosting creates a soft yet rich chocolate layer between cake rounds.
On top of the frosting sits a ganache made by melting semi-sweet chocolate chips into heated cream, providing a silky, shiny finish. The ganache is garnished with chopped rocky road candy bars and marshmallow creme, which add chewy sweetness and a crunch contrasting the smooth frosting and cake.
This dessert suits celebrations or any occasion needing a layered chocolate cake with diverse textures and flavors. Serving it chilled or at room temperature gives a satisfying combination of creamy, fudgy, and crunchy chocolate components. The recipe is straightforward and yields a chocolate lover’s treat with classic rocky road elements.
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 egg large
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup water hot
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon ground
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
Chocolate Frosting
- 1 cup butter room temperture, unsalted
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder sifted
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch salt
- 3-4 tablespoons milk
Chocolate Ganache
- 8 ounce semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 rocky road candy bars cut in small pieces for garnishing the top of the cake
- 1 cup marshmallow creme fluff
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two round 8 or 9" cake pans and set aside.
- Whisk together in a large bowl, flour, sugar, and cocoa. Add oil, eggs and milk. Mix all ingredients well. Add 1 cup of hot water, combining all ingredients. The batter will appear to be too watery. Don't be tempted to adjust. It will cook perfectly.
- Cook for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick placed in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool cake completely.
- For Chocolate Frosting
- In a large bowl, whip butter and cocoa together until smooth. Stir in a pinch of salt, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Add milk one tablespoon at a time until frosting reaches desired consistency. Scrape sides and whip again until light, fluffy and smooth, 1-2 minutes.
- For Ganache
- Put cream in a small saucepan over medium heat and let it get to the point where it's almost boiling. Add the chocolate and let sit for about a minute. Turn down heat so it doesn't boil. Stir with a rubber spatula starting from the middle, extending to larger circles until the chocolate is melted, about 2 minutes. Let the ganache cool at room temperature.
- Assemble Cake
- Put first layer of cake on a platter or cake stand. Add a thin layer of chocolate frosting to the top, and then add a thin layer of the marshmallow fluff. Add the second cake layer and frost with chocolate frosting. Top with ganache and add rocky road candy bars.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 647 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 647kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 86g | 29% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 16g | 94% |
| Cholesterol | 77mg | 26% |
| Sodium | 251mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 65g | 130% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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