Rocky Road Brownies

I've created my favorite version of the Rocky Road Brownie. I am so excited to get to claim this one for myself. I am quite proud of how it turned out. Yea! ~BJ

Rocky Road Brownies

recipe by BarbaraJo

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• miniature marshmallows
  

  Directions

• 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch square baking pan.
• 2 Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla in bowl. Add eggs; beat well with spoon. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in nuts, if desired. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
• 3 Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. 
• While baking prepare frosting.
• Pull out of oven and spread marshmallows over top of  brownies. Return to oven for 2-3 minutes or until marshmallows soften and expand.
• Pour warm frosting over warm brownies.
• I like to double this recipe to make a full casserole sized dish of brownies.

 Frosting

1/2 cup butter
4 TBS cocoa powder
6 TBS canned milk
On stove: mix and bring to a slight boil. Remove from heat and add:
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
Pour immediately over warm brownies.