Marshmallow Fluff

You got to love marshmallow fluff, but you must admit that it is expensive, you can only buy it in specialist stockists like Harvey Nichols, and it's full of nasty preservatives and chemicals! 

It's a great cake filling and can be used to make fudge too.  I'm using it today for filling my 21st birthday cake instead of jam or butter cream. 

This recipe is for seriously fluffy and seriously sticky marshmallow fluff, using natural ingredients for a tasty dessert!

Ingredients: enough for 2 cakes, 4 jam jars (for presents) and a fair few cupcakes!!!

• 470ml runny honey
• 470ml caster sugar
• x3 egg whites
• Tsp vanilla flavouring

Method: WARNING - STRENUOUS: Please use an electric whisk!

1. Add everything to a big bowl - you need a big bowl because when you start whisking it it rises quickly and you don't want it overflowing!
2. Whisk on full power for 10 minutes, or more until it's white, fluffy and sticky!

NB: the mixture does start off brown and it is bitty from the sugar, but the longer you whisk it, and the faster you whisk it the whiter, and smoother the fluff goes!  This recipe is good if there are two of you making it because then you can swap half way for a break whilst your friend whisks!

You can store this in the fridge, or use it straight away! Enjoy this seriously fluffy and seriously sticky marshmallow fluff!

Gooey Rocky Road

I really fancied some chocolate yesterday but it was a tad too warm, so I consulted the Hummingbird Bakery book and decided to merge the fridge cake and rocky road recipes together, with a few alterations, to make a refrigerated gooey rocky road!

This recipe is perfect for spring and summer if you fancy chocolate but it is what some people would consider too warm for eating it.  This is a sticky, crunchy, sweet and chilled chocolate bar, YUM!


Ingredients:
300g milk chocolate
150g white chocolate
200ml golden syrup 
x5 digestive biscuits
as many marshmallows as you want
as many raisins as you want


Method:
1. Melt the chocolate in the usual way i.e. above a boiling pan of water in a bowl, and add the golden syrup.  Keep stirring until melted and take the bowl off the heat.
2. Place on the side and wait 5 minutes for the mix to semi cool down, during this time crunch up 3 of the biscuits in your hand and sprinkle them, the raisins and the marshmallows in to the mix and stir quickly.  I say this because you only want the marshmallows to half melt and mix in with the chocolate, this makes it ultra gooey and gives a marble effect.  
3.  Sprinkle some more raisins, marshmallows and the 2 remaining digestives on top, gently pushing them in to the mix for effect and extra crunch.
4. Place the finished mix into a square container or baking tin and put in the fridge until it is solid.  Once it has set, using a bread knife, chop in to squares and serve with a cool drink.  In Starbucks rocky road sized slices this can serve about 7-12 people depending on the length and width of your container/tin.

ENJOY :)