It's a Rocky Road to Love

My second entry for the February ICL challenge was 'It's a Rocky Road to Love'. The cake was really light and spongy topped with homemade rocky road. It was supposed to be a marble cake but I had some difficulties getting the marbled effect. Dont think it turned out too badly though! It definitely tasted amazing :) (yes I know- obviously I will have a biased view) I'm not a huge fan of rocky road as I don't like marshmallows and cherries but these were yummy! I'm sure it won't be my first and last time making them.

Marble Cake

125g butter, softened

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2/3 cup caster sugar

2 eggs

1&1/4 cup self-raising flour

1/3 cup milk

pink food colouring

1 tablespoon cocoa powder

2 teaspoons milk, extra

Rocky Road Topping

1/2 cup unsalted roasted peanuts

1 cup (200g) glace red cherries, halved

1 cup (100g) pink and white marshmallows, chopped coarsely

200g milk eating chocolate, melted

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  Preheat oven to 180C
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  Beat butter, extract, sugar and eggs until light and fluffy.
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  Stir in sifted flour and milk in 2 batches.
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  Divide mixture evenly among 3 bowls.
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  Tint one mixture pink.
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  Blend sifted cocoa powder with extra milk in a cup; stir into another mixture.
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  Leave third mixture plain.
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  Drop alternate spoonfuls of the mixtures into cases.  Pull a toothpick backwards and forwards through mixtures for a marbled effect; smooth surface.
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  Bake for approximately 20 minutes
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  Combine ingredients for rocky road topping in a medium bowl.
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  Place topping on tops of cooled cakes.
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  Enjoy! :)