S’mores Birthday Cake

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A few years ago I was introduced to s’mores brownies.ย ย  These were game changers.ย ย  Thick, chocolatey brownies topped with graham crackers and toasted marshmallows?ย ย  They are totally amazing and I make them often, especially when someone asks me to bring dessert to their house.

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A few weeks ago my instructional assistant was having a birthday.ย ย  Since I am the dessert queen I knew I had to make her a cake.ย ย  The problem with this is that she isn’t a huge fan of frosting.ย ย  Craziness right?ย ย  That’s my favorite part of the cake but she usually scrapes hers off or eats around it.ย ย  Since I wasn’t about to make a cake or cupcakes minus the frosting I had to come up with another plan.

The good news is that she loves chocolate.ย ย  I figured I could bake a cake and top it with ganache or something similar, but since I don’t like over the top chocolate desserts I nixed that as well.ย  Then I thought of my s’mores brownies and realized I could probably use the same topping idea on a chocolate cake.ย ย  No frosting but the top would be covered in graham crackers and toasted marshmallows.ย ย  It was a win-win idea for everyone!

I just went with a basic chocolate cake recipe.ย ย  Initially I was going to make a double layer but then I didn’t know what to fill it with so I simply made a single layer cake.ย ย  When it was finished I topped it with graham crackers and mini marshmallows and put it under the broiler until they browned.ย ย  Once out of the oven I pressed Hershey Bar pieces onto it.ย ย  When it cooled it was a delicious sight.

S'mores cake is a delicious chocolate cake topped with marshmallows, graham crackers, and Hershey bar pieces

I took it in to my friend the next day and she was thrilled!ย ย  She loved the idea of topping the cake with the s’mores toppings instead of frosting.ย ย  I won’t tell you how much cake we ate but lets just say that throughout the day we both had more then a few nibbles of cake…and we may not have shared with anyone else!ย ย  This is a fun and super rich cake that both kids and adults will love.

Sโ€™mores Birthday Cake

Chocolate cake topped with torched marshmallows, graham crackers bites, and chocolate bar pieces.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Author: Hezzi-D

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 3/4 c. flour
  • 1/4 c. cocoa powder
  • 1/2 t. baking powder
  • 1/2 t. salt
  • 5 T. butter softened
  • 1/4 c. light brown sugar
  • 1/4 c. sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 t. vanilla
  • 1/4 c. milk
  • 1/4 c. boiling water
  • 1/4 c. chocolate chips

For the toppings:

  • 5 graham cracker sheets broken into pieces
  • 3/4 c. mini marshmallows
  • 3 large Hershey bars broken into squares

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 inch cake pan with cooking spray.
  • In a medium bowl combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
  • Mix the butter and sugars together until the are well combined. Then add in the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in the vanilla.
  • Add in half of the dry ingredients, then the milk, and the remaining dry ingredients. Stir well.
  • Slowly mix in the boiling water until the batter is thin. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Cool the cake for 5 minutes then run a knife around the edges of the pan. Invert the cake and cool for 20 minutes.
  • Turn the broil on high in your oven. Move the oven rack to 6-8 inches below the broiler.
  • Spread the mini marshmallows over top of the cake. Then sprinkle the broken graham cracker pieces on top.
  • Place in the oven, watching constantly, until the marshmallows become brown and toasted (but not too brown or they will catch on fire!)
  • Remove from oven and immediately press chocolate pieces into the marshmallow. Cook completely.

Notes

A Hezzi-D Original Recipe

 

S'mores cake topped with browned marshmallows, graham crackers, and Hershey bar pieces

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