Another traybake adventure!

This is my famous Rocky Road. It really is great stuff and takes no prisoners when it comes to being terribly bad for you ;o)

It's easy to make too. 30 minutes and you're pretty much done. Here's how:

2 x 200g bar of dark chocolate (yes, this traybake really does mean business!)

100g mini marshmallows

100g digestives broken into small pieces

100g rice crispies

50g glace cherries halved

200g unsalted butter/margarine.

Start by lining a baking tray with cling-film. Grab a large mixing bowl and pop all the dry ingredients into it. Give them a good mix. Then, break up the chocolate and melt with the butter/margarine in a glass bowl over a pot of simmering (not boiling) water. Once the chocolate has melted, pour it into the mixing bowl and give it a mix. This bit is good for building muscles in your arms I find! Once mixed well, tip the mixture into the baking tray and flatten out using a wooden spoon. Pop in the fridge and leave to harden. In the meantime, you can lick the spoon for a taste of the delights to come :o)

Terrific traybake!

Recently, there has been a spate of traybaking occuring in our kitchen. I can't say it's a bad thing really. It's simple, it's quick and it's scrumptious! I used to do traybake all the time - Rocky Road was my speciality - but since moving here I've not done any. I think it's because I used to bake for the crops and other things I participated in. Now, that I don't have that here, it's just stopped.

Not any more though! I intend to hunt out all those old traybake recipes and get back to it. The first foray back into the world of traybake was the old classic - Mars Bar Cake.
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Mars Bar Cake

3 Mars Bars
2 tablespoons Golden Syrup
50g butter
A box of Rice Crispies
150g Milk Chocolate

This makes about 12 pieces. I have to say this is a very rough recipe. I just tend to make things up as I go along regarding quantities.

Anyhoo, line a baking tray with cling film. Pop the mars bars, syrup and butter in a bain-marie (or a glass bowl over a pot of boiling water, if like me, you are not posh) and melt together. Once melted, fire in as many of the rice crispies as the mixture will coat. Mix well and spoon out into the baking tray. Squish mixture down to fill baking tray. Melt milk chocolate as before. Spoon melted chocolate over mixture and spread until surface is coated. Pop whole thing in fridge overnight (or until nice and solid) and then tuck in.

Easy as that really :o)