S'mores Cake

7/24/2014

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

Smore's 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.