5-Ingredient Rocky Road Loaf Cake
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5-Ingredient Rocky Road Loaf Cake

8 servings
This 5-ingredient rocky road loaf cake could not be any easier—using melted ice cream as the base sounds crazy but when you think about it, ice cream has all the ingredients you’d need for a cake: eggs, sugar, and milk or cream.

Ingredients

  • baking spray with flour
  • rocky road ice cream
    1 pint
  • self-rising flour
    1 ⅓ c
  • dutch-processed cocoa powder
    ¼ c
  • miniature marshmallows

    divided

    1 c
  • plus 2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips

    divided

    ½ c

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Coat an 8 1/2x4 1/2-inch baking pan with baking spray; line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on long sides. Spray parchment paper with baking spray.

    Step 1
  2. 2

    Spoon ice cream into a bowl; let sit at room temperature until melted but still cool to the touch, about 30 minutes.

    Step 2
  3. 3

    Stir in flour and cocoa powder until just a few streaks remain, then fold in 1/2 cup marshmallows and 1/2 cup chocolate chips. The batter will be thick.

    Step 3
  4. 4

    Scrape batter into prepared pan and spread into an even layer. Sprinkle top with remaining 1/2 cup marshmallows and 2 tablespoons chocolate chips.

    Step 4
  5. 5

    Bake in the preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes, loosely tenting with aluminum foil during the last 5 minutes of bake time if marshmallows are getting too dark. Let cool in pan on a wire rack slightly, about 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely on wire rack, about 1 hour, before slicing and serving. Recipe developed by Nicole Hopper

    Step 5
5-Ingredient Rocky Road Loaf Cake
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5-Ingredient Rocky Road Loaf Cake

140 min8 servings255 cal

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About this Recipe

Craving a show-stopping dessert that’s ridiculously simple to make? This 5-ingredient Rocky Road Loaf Cake is your answer, delivering rich, chocolatey goodness with minimal effort and maximum reward.

The genius of this recipe lies in using melted rocky road ice cream as the cake's foundation. When you think about it, ice cream already contains key cake ingredients like eggs, sugar, and milk or cream, making it a surprisingly effective shortcut for a moist, flavorful crumb that tastes anything but simple. This clever hack eliminates several steps and ingredients, streamlining your baking process.

Prepare for a delightful sensory experience. You can expect a wonderfully moist and tender chocolate loaf cake, studded generously with soft, chewy miniature marshmallows and pockets of melted semisweet chocolate chips throughout. Each slice offers that classic rocky road flavor, deeply chocolatey with sweet, gooey surprises in every bite. It’s a comforting, nostalgic treat that feels incredibly decadent despite its straightforward preparation.

While this recipe shines with its classic components, you can subtly customize it. Feel free to adjust the proportions of miniature marshmallows and miniature semisweet chocolate chips, adding more to the batter or reserving extra for a denser topping. For an even richer finish, a sprinkle of larger chocolate chips on top just before baking could add a different textural element.

This Rocky Road Loaf Cake is the perfect dessert for casual gatherings, a cozy treat with your afternoon coffee, or a delightful finish to any family meal. It’s simple enough for a weeknight but impressive enough for company.

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