S’mores Layer Cake | Kita Roberts PassTheSushi.com
Yep, this post is late today. You know why? Pinterest. I'm not denying it. There are like 47 tabs open on my screen right now. 7 of which are just kittens being adorable. Thank God for the internet....

It's another monthly installment of the Pass the Cook Book Club! Oh snap. This time we are cooking from the lovely Smitten Kitchen cook book from food blogger extraordinaire Deb Perelman. Can we say OG food blog much? Simple, clean, and beautiful. Much like her quality recipes and simple counter top presentation. What's not to love about that. This month we could pick from cheesy breakfast rollups, tomato shortcakes, and this stacked s'mores cake. To be honest, I wanted to make the tomato shortcakes in the worst way, but I don't love tomatoes. And I really wanted those cheesy breakfast buns, but I didn't have the patience (or time) for a yeast recipe. Somehow the triple layer cake became the easiest option. #firstworldproblems

This cake was a blast to make. I'm personally not a fan of actual graham crackers. Or s'mores. I just like the chocolate. But one taste test of the batter led to a few more and I was stoked for this cake. I used three small cake pans instead of two and decided to make it a tall little cake. In reality, the 9" pans probably would have been better for sharing... but who says I did anyway 😉

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S’mores Layer Cake

from Smitten Kitchen Cook Book

Ingredients:S’mores Layer Cake | Kita Roberts PassTheSushi.com

  • 16 tbs unsalted butter, softened, plus a bit more for greasing pan
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups honey graham crackers (not cinnamon graham crackers), finely processed into a powder
  • 2 teas baking powder
  • ¾ teas baking soda
  • ¾ teas salt
  • ½ teas ground cinnamon
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 4 large eggs, room temp
  • 2 cups buttermilk, well shaken

Filling:

  • ½ lbs milk chocolate, finely chopped
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • Pinch of salt

Frosting:

  • 4 large egg whites
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ teas cream of tartar
  • 1 teas vanilla extract

 

Preparation:S’mores Layer Cake | Kita Roberts PassTheSushi.com

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 2 9” round cake pans, line them with parchment paper, and butter that.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the flour mix alternating with the buttermilk in three additions. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and make sure everything is mixed.

Divide the batter between the cake pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and tops are nice and golden, about 30-35 minutes. Cool in pan on rack until safe to handle, then turn out on the wire rack to cool completely.

Combine the cream and salt in a medium heavy saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add the chocolate and let sit for a minute. Stir until smooth and let cool to a spreadable constancy in an ice bath or in the fridge.

Arrange the cake on your serving platter. Top with a S’mores Layer Cake | Kita Roberts PassTheSushi.comthick layer of chocolate and spread evenly. (I always leave a little room at the edges for smooshing when the next layer goes on.) Top with the remaining cake layer and prep the frosting.

For the frosting place egg whites, granulated sugar, and cream of tartar in a clean heatproof bowl of an electric mixer. Set over a saucepan with simmering water. Whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved and whites are warm to the touch, about 3 minutes. Transfer the bowl to an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and beat, starting low and gradually increasing to high, until stiff glossy peaks form, 4 to 7 minutes. Add vanilla and mix until combined. Frost the cake right away.

Crumb coat your cake and place in fridge for 5 to 10 minutes to firm up. Then generously frost the rest of the cake. Deb, from Smitten Kitchen, uses leftover frosting to make dollops on top then browns with a kitchen torch.

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29 Comments

  1. This cake is awesome!! Wow!! Stunning and WOW!! You layers and the frosting! Dying over here!

  2. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says:

    I wanted to make this cake so badly, but just didn't have the motivation to bake. Love how you decorated it with the skewer of toasted marshmallows.

  3. Meghan @ Spoonful of Flour says:

    I went back and forth on making this cake- now I am really thinking I need to make it! Love your pictures and the marshmallow skewers- fun!

  4. dixya| food, pleasure, and health says:

    such an phenomenal pictures of this cake. I am little bummed about missing this month but will def be trying that shortcake recipe.

  5. Emily {Pink Tiger in the Kitchen} says:

    Your cake looks gorgeous!! I didn't make it for this month's post but I can't wait to try it out!!

  6. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says:

    LOVE your pictures! Gorgeous cake! I couldn't get the frosting to work out for mine, but it looks perfect here.

    1. The first time I made an egg white icing I totally screwed it up. This still was far from perfect. I'm convinced it's all in the timing over the double boiler.

  7. Belinda @zomppa says:

    This cake should be illegal...but glad it's not! LOVE it!

  8. Stefanie @ Sarcastic Cooking says:

    This makes me want to revisit her cookbook. I made her crepe cake and the tomato scallion shortcakes and both did not disappoint! Beautiful pictures as usual!

  9. Yum! I didn't manage to get to this cake this month, but it looks AWESOME! Totally cute and yummy. 🙂

  10. The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time says:

    Wow. That's an amazing, gorgeous cake. Like you, I'm not a big fan of graham crackers. But I do like roasted marshmallows, quite a bit. We won't even discuss the chocolate thing again.

  11. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says:

    WANT! Straight up heaven right here.

  12. Emily @ Life on Food says:

    Your cake looks amazing! I wanted to make the cake in the worst way ever I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

  13. Vicki @ WITK says:

    This lookalike such a fun cake! I'm trying to make more layer cakes and improve my skills. Maybe this will be my next recipe to try!

  14. Zainab @ Blahnik Baker says:

    Your cake is gorgeous looking!! Love the toasted marshmallows. Such a good idea to use a smaller pan and make a tall cake. By the way, I agree, the batter was so good!!!

  15. veronica gantley says:

    You had me at smores. Actually you had me at cake. What a gorgeous and delicious recipe!

  16. Stephanie says:

    So...was it good? Looks beautiful!

  17. RavieNomNoms says:

    Dude.....just...I have no words.

  18. Oh my gosh this looks so good!

  19. I love the photos Kita they are perfect for this cake!! Everyone's recipes looks fabulous 🙂

  20. steph@stephsbitebybite says:

    This cake is KILLING me. Do you know how badly I'm obsessed with s'mores? Ugh. I want a piece so badly!

  21. Tall little cakes that don't have to be shared as much are number one on my list; especially with teenage boys in the house that inhale everything before I can turn around!

  22. Melanie @ Just Some Salt and Pepper says:

    This looks absolutely WONDERFUL!!

  23. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says:

    What a stunning cake!

  24. Anita at Hungry Couple says:

    OMG I can totally relate to the part about having 47 tabs open!! 🙂 This cake looks AMAZING!

  25. This looks absolutely beautiful!

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