The BEST rocky road

This weekend has been full of baking at the besties house. I've made loaf after loaf of banana bread and then started on rocky road. It was a free for all in the kitchen, with me being told, "use whatever you want." So I did.

Which led to me making what I honestly believe is the best rocky road I have ever made.

Easter Rocky Road

Melted Cadbury Crunchie easter eggs/ bunnies

Broken Tick Tock biscuits

Chopped mixed Natural Confectionary Company lollies

Broken pretzels

Chopped pink and white marshmallows

Sprinkles

Combine all ingredients with melted chocolate and place in dish. 

Top with sprinkles and refrigerate to set. Cut into chunks and enjoy.

10/10. Highly recommend.

 

easter teacher gifts

the kids went off to school for the last time in the foreseeable future today - and even though it's not quite easter yet, i had planned presents for their teachers so decided just to go for it. we gave each one over with a perfect disclaimer: "made in a very clean kitchen in a house full of healthy people" and all four of them seemed very happy with baked goods.

madeline has 2 teachers this year and joseph just one, but seeing as they have such a small amount of kids left now, they have opened up the barrier doors between his class and the one next door - who just so happens to be madeline's teacher from last year - so i guess that counts as being joseph's teacher too? yeah? we adore her, so i am 100% per cent taking it - and she was thrilled to bits to be included.

this years offering was home made rocky road using whatever the heck i could get from the supermarket at this crazy time:

2 blocks woolworths milk cooking chocolate (slowly melted in microwave)

1 bag woolworths marshmallows (cut into quarters)

1 bag party mix (cut into pieces)

2/3 packet woolworths chocolate finger biscuits

1/2 cup desiccated coconut

1/4 cup chopped peanuts

melt chocolate and pour over other ingredients. mix well and spread over a lined tray. allow to cool in fridge until set. bring to room temperature before cutting.

rocky road is soooo easy to make. you can literally throw anything you want in and it will work as long as your combo isn't too far out. to this day i still giggle when i remember putting froot loops in a batch because i had nothing else. seriously. sky is the limit.

we packaged them up in these adorable cups we got from target on clearance after easter last year which are the cutest! lucky we have all girl teachers huh. haha. i'm not even bothered that easter is still a while off... we are due for easter holidays soon - we just had no idea covid-19 would shut down the world and ruin everything for everyone (insert eye roll emoji here ahaha) i loved making them and just hope the teachers loved them too! we are so lucky to have been blessed with amazing teachers this year. they have truly been a source of strength to our children (and us parents!) over the last few weeks, remaining calm and assuring us all each day. they deserve the biggest pay rise of all time when this is done. 

easter rocky road

i seriously could not be a teacher. i take my hat off to any one that possesses that kind of patience. 20 or more children 6 and a half hours a day? no thanks. i am fairly certain if they made home schooling mandatory, i would be jailed for my kids not being taught. thank goodness for teachers. so, because of my lack of desire to be a teacher, i like to make sure that my childrens teachers know that they are appreciated. so, i made some "easter rocky road" to give to the four of them (maddie has one, joseph has three, two who teach half the week each and an education assistant.) they seemed really pleased with it (let's be honest, if anyone brought me chocolate i'd be thrilled too!) so hopefully it tastes as good as it looks.

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easter rocky road

ingredients:

bag coles milk chocolate melts

bag coles marshmallows (cut into 4)

pack coles "choccy fingers" (cut into 3)

2 crunchie bars (roughly cut)

3/4 cup unsalted peanuts

1/2 cup desiccated coconut

bag cadbury "mini eggs"

method:

melt choc melts in the microwave on medium, for 30-60 intervals until all melted and smooth

mix with all other ingredients except mini eggs

pour into a baking paper lined slice pan

pop mini eggs on top and refrigerate

when set, cut into pieces

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we cut it into large pieces and bagged it with a cardboard tag and string for the teachers. yum!

rocky road cake

what do you do when you ask your friends almost 11 year old the day before his birthday what his favourite cake is (so you can make him one obviously) and he replies "rocky road". what the actual heck do you do? where do you go from there? i'll tell you what you do... you make something up pronto!

one white wings chocolate cake mix (yes, i admit, i completely cheated. you know why? because i had one in the cupboard and it was getting close to the expiry date!) split between two tins and baked. when cool, a layer of strawberry jam and whipped cream between the layers...

chocolate icing (included in the box) made and spread on the top, with cream rosettes piped onto the top around the edge. then... the rocky road! i melted chocolate chips in a glass bowl over boiling water and then mixed with marshmallows, chopped peanuts and desiccated coconut before tipping into a lined pan to cool in the fridge. when cold, i hacked it into pieces and then made a very messy, uneven stack in the middle of the cake. i loved it,..

and so did the birthday boy! his face was priceless, he looked like he had won the lottery. turns out spending time in the kitchen is sometimes worth every minute! 

happy birthday zion, we love you! ♥