What do new mothers want most? Other than a good night’s sleep, I understand that the answer is ALL THE SUGAR IN THE WORLD. Presumably to keep them going when they’re cluster feeding at 3am and then need to get up again at 6.
My gorgeous big sister has just had her second baby, and I’m
off to see them next week. I’ve knocked
together one of the most decadently calorific treats that I can think of for
her. It keeps and travels well and is always
well received. This is a recipe that I
was given by my friend Helen, which I don’t make often because it’s incredibly
bad for you.
Rocky Road
300g chocolate (70% coco solids if possible)
125g butter
3 tbspns Golden Syrup
Bag of mini marshmallows
Large bag of malteasers
Box of white chocolate finger biscuits
Box of dark chocolate finger biscuits
Tub of glacier cherry halves
Plain flour
Icing sugar.
Take all of the dry ingredients. Crush the malteasers into
large pieces, break up the fingers and combine along with the marshmallows and
cherries in large bowl. Sieve in a
couple of teaspoons of icing sugar and toss until all the ingredients are
coated.
Melt together the chocolate, butter and syrup over a water
bath. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly. Stir in tablespoons of plain flour, one at a
time. You want the chocolate to lose its gloss slightly and become slightly
plastic looking. Normally 2-3 spoons of
flour is enough for me.
Pour the chocolate mixture over the dry ingredients and stir
until completely combined. Pour into a Clingfilm
lined cake tray and smooth the top. Put
in the fridge overnight and then dust with icing sugar and cut into bars (or
small squares, really small ones)
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