Thursday, July 24, 2014

Smore Cake


Ahhhh summer.  Warm summer nights, campfires, smores, friends, lightening bugs ... what's not to like?

I'm not a huge fan of smores but I think it's more because of the stickiness factor and not necessarily because of the flavor.  It's no secret that I love chocolate and I love marshmallows and graham crackers too so there's really no reason for me NOT to love smores.  The truth is that I'd much rather have a smore cupcake or cake than an actual smore and I can't really explain why.   


I've been making smore cupcakes and cake for quite a few years and they are always a big hit.  My very first attempt at a smore cake was for Ryan's 15th birthday.  (That was a tiny little cake!)


Since then, I've perfected my smore cake baking skills so here goes..
 

All the delicious flavors of a smore without the sticky fingers.  win-win

Photo: Let the fun begin!

Smore Cake
3 cups sugar                                           3 eggs       
2 1/2 cups flour                                      1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/4 cup cocoa                                      3/4 cup oil
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder             3 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda                  1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt                                2 packages graham crackers
1/2 cup melted butter








Crush graham crackers and add melted butter.















Press into the bottom of 3 nine inch cake pans.







Bake 10 minutes at 350.


Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.











Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla.












Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.  


Stir in boiling water. 


Pour over graham cracker crust in cake pans.


Bake 30 minutes. 


Cool cakes on wire racks.



Place one cake layer on a plate. 







Top with a layer of marshmallow meringue.






Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.

 

Repeat layers.


Top with final cake layer.


Continue to frost top and sides with remaining meringue. Toast lightly with a butane torch.


Sprinkle some graham cracker crumbs over the top and decorate with hersheys chocolate.


A smore you can eat with a fork - yum.

Ciao!








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