Six Layer S’mores Cake
Servings: 8
Ingredients
graham cracker cake
- 1 ¾ cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs
- 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) lightly browned, unsalted butter, cooled
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- ¾ cup superfine sugar granulated is fine
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup buttermilk
dark chocolate ganache
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- 16 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F.
- Line the bottom of 3 (6 inch) cake pans with parchment paper and lightly grease and flour.
- Pour graham cracker crumbs, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a mixing bowl and whisk together. Set aside.
- Place butter and both sugars in a mixing bowl and beat together until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, scraping down after each addition, then stir in vanilla.
- Alternate adding the dry ingredients and buttermilk into the wet mixture and beat together until fully incorporated and the batter is smooth.
- Evenly divide the batter between the prepared cake pans and bake for about 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cakes.
- Remove cake pans from the oven and place onto a cooling rack for about 30 minutes.
- Release each cake round from the cake pans and refrigerate cakes for 2 to 4 hours.
- For ganache: Pour milk into a saucepan and scaled over medium heat. Once milk is hot, remove from heat and add chocolate. Allow the mixture to sit for 5 to 7 minutes. Stir the melted chocolate and milk together until completely combined and smooth. Refrigerate for about 2 hours, or until the ganache has set.
- Make 1 recipe of marshmallow fluff
- To assemble: Slice each cake in half, horizontally. Set aside.
- Using a hand mixer, whip ganache until light, fluffy and smooth.
- Spread a layer of whipped ganache between each layer of cake and neatly stack them atop one another. Frost the sides and top with a thin layer of ganache.
- Spread a thick layer of homemade marshmallow fluff around the entire cake (the more swoops, the better the cake will look when torched).
- Carefully torch the marshmallow fluff until entire cake is toasted. Slice and serve.
Notes
- *Makes 1 (6 inch) cake