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Ekka Entries

Well, ladies & gentlemen - the results are in!

It's been a busy couple of weeks, with my entries in the Pine Rivers Show and then the Ekka.

There have been some show-baking highs and lows, but overall a fun experience!

Pine Rivers Show Entries

Here's what I put in the Pine Rivers Show - Marble Cake, Orange Cake, Rocky Road & Chocolate Slice.

I ended up with a 1st place for Marble Cake and 3rd for Rocky Road - yay!

Unfortunately I didn't win anything for my Lamingtons, Carrot Cake or Banana Cake at the Ekka :-(  It's tough competition out there, I can tell you.  There's always next year!

Special credit to my mum for winning a heap of prizes for her 16 entries in the Pine Rivers Show...one day I might be like her!  Another year, another show...and now to get organised for my baby boy's First Birthday Party this weekend...blog to come!

There are so many varieties of Rocky Road out there, it's so hard to choose just one!  This is what I've come up with, and I'll be entering it into the Pine Rivers Show, which is happening this weekend.  It's one of my hubby's favourite treats and he's pretty happy with it, so hopefully the judges are too!  Plus, hear Liam & Robbie's verdict in the Family Show Taste Test below.

Ingredients
200g milk chocolate
200g dark chocolate
100g marshmallows, halved
150g turkish delight/raspberry lollies/jelly snakes (I used a product from Aldi called Blackcurrant Fruit Gums & they were perfect), chopped
150g peanuts, halved

Method
Combine the milk chocolate and half of the dark chocolate.  Melt over a saucepan of simmering water or in the microwave.  Mix well.

Add marshmallows, lollies and peanuts and mix well to combine.  Spread into a 20cm x 20cm baking pan, lined with baking paper.

Melt remaining dark chocolate.  Using a fork, drizzle over the rocky road.  Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set.


What did Liam & Robbie think?  Hear the Family Show Taste Test here: