Sunday, March 27, 2011

Rocky Road Bars (Minus the Nuts)

These are delicious & addicting!
Recipe courtesy of Betty Crocker

Ingredients:
1 box super moist devil's food cake
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup chopped nuts*
3 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup plain M&Ms
1/3 cup pre-made chocolate frosting

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan)
Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray or shortening
In large bowl, stir together half of the dry cake mix, the butter, water, brown sugar and eggs until smooth
Stir in remaining cake mix and the nuts; spread in pan
Bake 20 minutes (25 minutes for dark or nonstick pan)
Sprinkle with marshmallows
Bake 10 to 15 minutes longer (14 to 18 minutes longer for dark or nonstick pan) or until marshmallows are puffed and golden
Sprinkle with M&Ms
In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on High 15 seconds; drizzle over bars
Cool completely, about 1 hour
Cut into bars

*I am not a big fan of nuts in baked goods & didn't include them when making these