Speciality Cakes: S'mores Cake

Do you ever buy all the ingredients for s'mores, fully intending to have a little fire, but then get rained out? It's happened to me so often that I have a backup plan. With just a few extra ingredients, you can turn those graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate into a fun cake that looks and tastes like s'mores. So next time you get rained out, try this tasty little cake.


Before you begin this recipe, smash up your graham crackers so you have a batch of crumbs. You'll use these crumbs to make the crust of the cake.


Ingredients


1 cup butter or margarine, softened
½ cup sugar
½ cup tightly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 package marshmallows
4 milk chocolate bars (or equivalent)
½ cup milk chocolate chips


Preparation


Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13 inch baking pan with baking spray to prevent sticking. Set aside.


Cream together butter and sugars until you have a light and fluffy mixture. Add egg and vanilla. Blend well, then add flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder, and salt. Stir together until you have a crumbly mixture. Place ¼ of this mixture in a separate bowl. Set aside.


Press the remaining ¾ of the graham cracker mixture into the prepared baking pan. It should be an even layer. Cut marshmallows in half and arrange them on top of the graham cracker layer. Break chocolate bars into pieces and arrange these on top of the marshmallows. Crumble the remaining graham cracker mixture that you set aside earlier and sprinkle it on top of the chocolate. Top with chocolate chips.


Bake for 30 minutes, until graham cracker layer is fully cooked, chocolate is melted, and exposed marshmallows are slightly toasted. Allow to cool completely before cutting.