Rocky Road Brownies

Author: AP/Chef Mark Bennison
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Ingredients

1 pound butter
1 pound unsweetened chocolate or baker's chocolate, chopped
10 whole eggs
4 cups granulated sugar
3 cups cake flour

In a medium-size saucepan, bring the butter to a boil and add the unsweetened chocolate; whisk until smooth. In a mixing bowl, combine the eggs and granulated sugar until the mixture is a pale yellow. Add the butter-chocolate mixture to the egg-sugar mixture; mix until smooth.
Fold in flour until smooth. Pour into baking pan. Bake in a 350 F oven for 15 to 20 minutes.


Ganache Topping

1 quart heavy cream
2 pounds semi-sweet chocolate, chopped

Bring the heavy cream to a boil and add the chocolate; whisk until smooth.


Topping Ingredients

14 peanut butter cups, chopped
1 large bag of small, colored chocolate candies
1 bag of small marshmallows


Directions

To build Rocky Road Brownies: Cover the brownies with the warm ganache topping, then cover the top with the peanut butter cups, the candies and the marshmallows. Refrigerate for approximately 1 hour, and cut into triangle-shape pieces. Serve with ice cream. Makes 15 brownies.