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Who doesn’t like S’mores? Soft, warm, gooey marshmallows dripping in chocolate, sandwiched between crunchy graham crackers. I’d find it hard to find someone who didn’t like them. They’re also a treat that reminds most people of camping and summertime. The other night, friends of ours came over for dinner and they brought a S’more kit with them for dessert. What a great idea! We fired up the BBQ after dinner and made the S’mores on tinfoil plates. They turned out perfect! That’s when I got the idea to one day make a S’mores cake. Later in the week I decided to make it for my friend, Nicole, as she was celebrating her birthday. I knew that she and her husband (along with another couple) were coming for dinner on the weekend so I set out preparing to make it for her then.
It was a simple cake to make and it filled the whole house with smells of delicious graham crackers. I made the cakes the day before so they could set and firm up in the refrigerator before assembling it the next day. The only thing I wish I would’ve done, which I planned to do, was toast the marshmallow filling before setting the top on. My husband even had to blow torch out ready to go. Unfortunately, when I was ready for that step, he had gone into town to pick up a few things and I wanted to get my pictures taken. Oh well, I’ll just have to make it again! Overall, we had a great evening with friends and the cake turned out great! Happy Birthday Nicole!
To assemble the cake:
- Step 1 – Place one of the cakes face-down on a cake platter so that you have a smooth surface for the chocolate frosting.
- Step 2 - Spread about 1/2 cup of the chocolate frosting on the cake and spread evenly.
- Step 3 - Spread the jar of Marshmallow Fluff evenly over top the chocolate sauce. This is the step that I wanted to toast the Marshmallow Fluff with my husband’s blow torch!
- Step 4 - Gently set the second cake on top. The Marshmallow Fluff with start to ooze out, but that’s okay.
- Step 5 - Spread the remaining chocolate frosting on top and let ooze over the sides.
- Step 6 - Decorate as you wish! I used graham crackers crumbs, mini chocolate chips, and mini marshmallows.
Recipe slightly adapted from Baking Bites
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S'mores Cake
By Published: August 14, 2012
- Yield: 12 slices ( 12 Servings )
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Ready In: 50 mins
A delicious, moist cake that will bring back memories of camping and summertime.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 cup milk
- 3 large egg whites room temperature
- 1 7 oz. jar Marshmallow Fluff
- 8 oz. milk chocolate chopped
- 1/4 cup 1/2 & 1/2 cream
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 2 Tbsp. corn syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Line two 9-inch round cake pans with parchement paper and set aside. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. In a small bowl, whisk together graham cracker crumbs, baking powder, and salt.
Working in two to three additions, alternate stirring the graham cracker crumbs and the milk into the butter mixture.
- Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form and gently fold them into the cake batter until no white streaks show.
- Divide evenly into the two cake pans. Bake for about 20 minutes in the center of a preheated oven until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cakes cool on a wire rack. Once cool, remove from pans and refrigerate for about 1-2 hours.
- For the chocolate frosting, use a double boiler (or microwave) and melt the milk chocolate, cream, butter, and corn syrup together.
Spread about 1/2 cup on to the first cake. Use the rest for the top of the second cake.
- Proceed to assemble the cake as per the pictures above. Enjoy!
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that cake looks SO delicious
Thanks Heather! I’m now following you on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest. Your pics on your site are great!
Wow, this is one delicious looking cake!! Love it! Pinning
Thanks, it was really good! Thanks also for pinning it
Oh my goodness that is sinful on a plate. That looks really, really rich and good!
Holy moly! Now, that’s what I call a cake!! That looks rich and amazingly delicious. I am definitely bookmarking this. Yowza!
I made this today for my daughter’s 6th Birthday. She asked me to make her a smores cake and this was an obvious choice. The whole family loved it.
I’m so glad that you enjoyed it Rachel! Happy Birthday to your daughter