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S'mores Cake

Ingredients

Chocolate Cake:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk other milk substitutions are ok
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water

Chocolate Frosting:

  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 4-5 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3-4 tablespoons milk

Additional

  • 1-2 cups Marshmallow Creme
  • 2-3 graham crackers
  • 2-3 Hershey's bars

Instructions

For the Cake:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350ยบ F. Prepare two 8" or 9" cake pans by spraying with baking spray.
  2. Add the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk to combine.
  3. Then, add the milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to the flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well combined. Reduce speed and carefully add boiling water to the cake batter until well combined.
  4. Pour the cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center of the chocolate cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pans by inverting each layer on to a plate, and cool completely before frosting and assembling.

For the frosting:

  1. Use an electric mixture to beat together the butter and cocoa together in a large bowl until smooth. Mix in the vanilla and the powdered sugar, cup by cup. Slowly pour in the milk until frosting reaches desired consistency. If the frosting is too thin, add more powdered sugar. Add more milk if the frosting is too thick.
  2. Once the cakes have cooled, frost the first layer with 1/2-3/4 cup of chocolate frosting, and then top with however much marshmallow creme you desire. Then, top with the second cake layer. Frost the entire cake with more chocolate frosting, piping the edges with more frosting in in a design (optional). Top the cake with marshmallows, Hershey's bars and graham cracker pieces however you like. Carefully use a blowtorch on the marshmallows to lightly toast them. Enjoy!