We finished up our second year of homeschooling yesterday, and in my book – that calls for a piece of cake! To me, the quintessential summer dessert has to be the s’more. So, when I saw this recipe for S’mores Cake – I knew I had to make it. This was the perfect dessert to kick off our summer vacation. (And it’s crazy easy!)
Can I just tell you how much I love cake mixes? I typically have about a dozen assorted flavors on hand at any given time. I actually prefer them to home-made cake. (Gasp!) I love recipes that take a simple cake mix and just jazz it up a bit. In almost no time (and with very little effort), you have a company-worthy dessert.
(And no one will ever guess the recipe came from the side of a cake mix! Thanks Pillsbury!)
Ingredients
1 chocolate cake mix
Eggs, Oil, Water as called for on back of box
1 can of chocolate frosting
3-4 graham crackers
1-2 Hershey bars
1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
To Prepare:
Bake the chocolate cake as directed on the box. Allow to cool, and then frost.
Crumble the graham crackers on top of the frosted cake. (This is a fun step for the kids to help with!)
Top with marshmallows and broken bits of Hershey bars. And yes – I know my recipe says to use mini marshmallows, and my photos show big marshmallows. Trust me – this cake would be better with the mini marshmallows, but I was a cheap-o, and had bought the off-brand mini marshmallows, which were a solid clump of goo when we opened the bag. We just made do with the big ones this time around.
Pop the cake under your broiler for about 2 minutes, or until the marshmallows start to toast up. (Yes, I know this seems weird. Trust it!)
Serve right away when the topping is nice and gooey! (Although I have to tell ya – it was great served cold too! You still got the flavor of the toasted marshmallow!)
Talk about delicious! Enjoy this yummy taste of summer.
Want more great cake recipes? You may like:
Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake Cake
This sounds awesome, and especially if you added some marshmallow cream to it.
That is a wonderful idea! I’m going to do that next time!
My 2 little girls would totally love this cake. I love how you even toasted the marshmellows on top.