Christmas Rocky Road

Method

• step 1

  Place the dark and milk chocolate pieces into a heavy-based pan. Add the butter and golden syrup and cook over a low heat to melt and combine.

• step 2

  Place the amaretti biscuits into a freezer bag and bash with a rolling pin to make crumbs of various sizes.

• step 3

  Place the Brazil nuts into another freezer bag and bash in the same way.

• step 4

  Take the pan of melted chocolate mixture off the heat and add the crushed biscuits and nuts.

• step 5

  Add the glace cherries and mini marshmallows. Fold the mixture carefully to coat all of the solid ingredients with the syrupy chocolate mixture.

• step 6

  Pour the mixture into a 25cm/10in x 30cm/12in greased and lined baking tray and smooth the surface as much as possible (although it will look bumpy).

• step 7

  Refrigerate for two hours, or until firm enough to cut. Dust with icing sugar, then sprinkle with edible glitter if you wish.

• step 8

  Remove the block of rocky road from the tray and cut into 24 rectangles.