Chocolate Orange Rocky Road

Today's recipe is a delicious treat that's quick and easy to make, and because of it's versatility it can be served at practically any occasion. It works great as a birthday cake for children's birthday parties.

2 x 200g dark chocolate
100g chili or orange dark chocolate
5 table spoons of honey or maple syrup
22 rich tea biscuits
227g unsalted butter
50g mini marshmellows
1 small bag of dark chocolate chips

Preheat a pot of boiling water on high temperature on the stove. Break up one of the 200g of dark chocolate and the 100g of orange or chili dark chocolate into a bowl that'll sit comfortably in the pot of boiling water. Add 3 tablespoons of honey or maple syrupl and add roughly 160/70 g of unsalted butter into the bowl. Once the water starts to boil place the bowl into/ on top of the pot. While the ingredients in the bowl begin to melt place the 22 biscuits into a sandwhich bag, seal and bash with a spoon/ rolling pin/ whatever. Don't break the biscuits up too small, it is rocky road after all. Once the biscuits are beaten return to the chocolate and stir gently until all the ingredients have melted! Roughly 10 - 20 mins. Once the ingredients have completely melted remove the bowl from the pot of water. Add the marshmellows, the broken up biscuits and chocolate chips into the melted chocolate mix. Fold all the ingredients into each other for roughly 2 or 3 minutes. Remove the mixture and place into a suitable tray.
Break up the remaining 200g bar of dark chocolate and place into the bowl, then add 2 tablespoons of honey/ maple syrup and the remaining butter. Place back into/on top of the boiling water until the chocolate and butter have melted completely. Once ready, pour the melted chocolate on top of the rocky road to get a smooth topping. Place in the fridge until fully cooled and enjoy.

Since Christmas is coming up (as I'm writing this) I thought I'd just give this little side note here to make this delicious recipe just a bit more festive. Nothing says Christmas more than the smell and taste of cinnamon and ginger. They're so earthy, welcoming, warming and relaxing. When you're melting the chocolate the first time round add about two teaspoons of cinnamon and one teaspoon of ginger and then follow the recipe as normal. Once the Rocky Road is ready to be eaten just sprinkle some icing sugar on top to give that wonderful snowy look that'll just complete this festive treat.