Smores Layer Cake Milk Bar styleThis smores cake is built Milk Bar style layers of chocolate cake, toasted marshmallow frosting, fudge sauce, and graham crust crumbs So, Ive been slightly obsessed with Milk Bar style cakes since I made the birthday cake a couple of months ago. For those of you not familiar, these naked sided cakes are built inside of a cake ring and feature layers upon layers of cake, frosting, crumbs, and other flavors. They have a cult following at Momofuku Milk Bar in New York City, and after having the cookbook for way too long, I finally tackled one in March. A couple of weeks ago, I made the graham crumb mixture from the book for compost cookies, and after grabbing a handful to snack on oops, I was thinking that they would be a delicious component for a smores cake. A few days later when I asked my aunt what kind of dessert shed like for her birthday and she said anything with chocolate, I decided to execute the idea. MY OTHER RECIPESI am crazy in love with this cake I started by checking the book and while they do have a version with chocolate cake, fudge sauce and charred marshmallows, I decided it definitely needed the toasted marshmallow frosting from my six layer cake not just charred marshmallows, as well as some type of graham cracker component. And so, this smores cake was born The cake is supremely moist, and once chilled almost takes on a bit of brownie consistency, the hot fudge sauce is smooth and decadent, and I could eat the toasted marshmallow frosting with a spoon. Seriously, its amazing. The graham crust crumbs are ah mazing, and I may have eaten more than my fair share while assembling this cake. My aunt could not stop raving about the cake, and everyone else loved it, as well. I know the process for these cakes can seem daunting I thought so, too, before I made one, but I promise its totally doable and so much easier once you have the first one under your belt. For step by step pictures of what the process looks like, refer to the birthday cake I did a couple of months ago I took approximately seven billion pictures as I was assembling it, and the process is exactly the same for this cake with the addition of a fudge sauce layer, yummmm. One year ago Loaded Baked Potato Dip. Smores Tart' title='Smores Tart' />Two years ago Top 1. List Best Pie Tart Recipes. Five years ago Black Bean Salsa. Eight years ago Cinnamon Raisin Bagels. We have created a set of recipes for fun and easy entertaining. Be sure to check out our instructional videos that walk you through most recipes. Smores Protein Smoothie, its whats for breakfast Give your kids a healthy start every morning with a protein packed, delicious smoothie. SMORES LAYER CAKE This smores cake is built Milk Bar style layers of chocolate cake, toasted marshmallow frosting, fudge sauce, and graham crust crumbs Satisfy your sweet tooth with all the cookies, cakes, pies, tarts and candy recipes you could dream of. Use pop tarts instead of graham crackers when making smores. Cut a pop tart in half, then place a piece of chocolate on ones of the unfrosted sides. Move over, burgers. Take your favorite chocolate chip cookie dough, put it on tin foil, and leave it on the grill for about 20 minutes. These chocolate chip cookie smores from Delish. Yield 6 to 8 servings. Prep 1 hour 1. 5 minutes. Total 1 day. This smores cake is built Milk Bar style layers of chocolate cake, toasted marshmallow frosting, fudge sauce, and graham crust crumbs Ingredients For the Fudge Sauce. Dutch process cocoa powder teaspoon kosher salt cup 2. For the Chocolate Cake. Dutch process cocoa powder. Fudge Sauce. For the Graham Crust Crumbs. For the Toasted Marshmallow Frosting. For the Cake Soak cup 5. Special Equipment. Directions Make the Fudge Sauce. Combine the chocolate, cocoa powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Combine the glucose, sugar, and heavy cream in a heavy bottomed saucepan and stir intermittently while bringing to a boil over high heat. As soon as it boils, pour it into the bowl with the chocolate, cocoa powder and salt. Allow to sit for 1 full minute. Begin to whisk the mixture very slowly. Continue, increasing the vigor of your whisking every 3. This will take 2 to 4 minutes, depending on your speed and strength. You can use the sauce at this point or store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks do not freeze. Make the Chocolate Cake. Preheat oven to 3. F.  Spray a quarter sheet pan with non stick cooking spray and line with parchment paper, or with Silpat. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. In a measuring cup, combine the buttermilk, grapeseed oil, and vanilla extract. Combine the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and cream together on medium high for 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the eggs, and mix on medium high for 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl once more. On low speed, gradually pour in the buttermilk mixture. Increase the mixer speed to medium high and beat for 3 to 5 minutes, until the mixture nearly white, twice the size of your original fluffy butter and sugar mixture, and completely homogenous. There should be no streaks of fat or liquid dont rush this step. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the fudge sauce and mix on low speed until fully incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. On low speed, gradually add the flour mixture and mix just until the batter comes together, about 4. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, and mix on low speed for another 4. Spread the cake batter in an even layer in the prepared pan. Bake the cake for 3. Place the pan on a wire rack to cool completely. The cooled cake can be stored in the refrigerator, wrapped in plastic wrap, for up to 5 days. Make the Graham Crust Crumbs. In a medium bowl, stir together the graham crumbs, milk powder, sugar and salt. In a small bowl, whisk together the butter and heavy cream, then pour over the dry ingredients. Using a fork, toss the mixture to ensure that it is evenly moistened and forming small clusters. Store in an airtight container for 1 week at room temperature, or up to 1 month in the refrigerator or freezer. Make the Toasted Marshmallow Frosting. Place the marshmallows on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Place on the lowest rack of oven, and broil marshmallows until nice and brown on top, keeping an eye on them the entire time so they dont burn. Remove pan from oven and gently turn the marshmallows over, and broil until the other side is golden brown. Beat the butter and powdered sugar on low speed until blended together, about 1 minute. Add the vanilla extract and increase the speed to medium high beat for 3 minutes. Stop the mixer, add the Marshmallow Fluff and toasted marshmallows, and mix on the lowest speed for about 1 minute, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary. Assemble the Cake. Put a piece of parchment or Silpat on the counter. Invert the cake onto it and peel off the parchment or Silpat from the bottom of the cake. Use the cake ring to stamp out 2 circles from the cake. These are your top 2 cake layers. The remaining cake scrap will come together to make the bottom layer of the cake. Gyoza more. Layer 1, The Bottom Clean the cake ring and place it in the center of a sheet pan lined with clean parchment or a Silpat. Use 1 strip of acetate to line the inside of the cake ring. Put the cake scraps in the ring and use the back of your hand to tamp the scraps together into a flat even layer. In a small bowl, whisk together the milk and vanilla extract for the cake soak. Using a pastry brush, brush half of the soak over the top of the cake. Using the back of a spoon, spread one fifth of the toasted marshmallow frosting in an even layer over the cake. Dollop a few heaping tablespoons of the fudge sauce over the frosting and spread in an even layer. Sprinkle one third of the graham crust crumbs evenly over the top of the fudge sauce. Use the back of your hand to press them gently into the sauce. Use the back of a spoon to spread a second fifth of the frosting as evenly as possible over the crumbs. Layer 2, The Middle With your index finger, gently tuck the second strip of acetate between the cake ring and the top inch of the first strip of acetate, so that you have a clear ring of acetate 5 to 6 inches tall. Set one of the cake rounds the more imperfect of the two on top of the frosting, brush with the remaining soak, and repeat the process for Layer 1 a fifth of frosting, a layer of fudge sauce, a third of crumbs, and another fifth of frosting. Layer 3, The Top Nestle the remaining cake round into the frosting. Cover the top of the cake with the last fifth of the frosting, then another layer of fudge sauce. SMORES Some Delicious Smores Ideas. Ive been thinking a lot about Smores lately. My husband was begging to do a cook out and have a fire yesterday, with hot dogs gross I agree to do a campfireBecause that means Smores No it wasnt quite warm enough to be outdoors roasting hot dogs and marshmallows but it made if feel like it was almost summer, so it was fun pretending. And Ill endure through the cold if it means I get a perfectly golden brown marshmallow with a lightly crisp almost shell like exterior to cover a perfectly soft and melted marshmallow fluff center to go along with melted chocolate and anything else I see fit all sandwiched between two honey kissed graham crackers. Ive imagined a few ideas of what I think would make an over the top Smore and just wanted to share since Smore season is just around the corner. Some of them will be more convenient made at home in your backyard fire pit vs taking all the ingredients camping. I havent tried all of them yet so let me know if you do and which you like. Id also love to hear your ideas if you have more because you cant have too many. Now go and throw a Smores party and show your friends what a Smore can really be. Im in love with this Lemon Meringue Pie Smore. Roasted vanilla marshmallow graham cracker with lemon curd, homemade or storebought Lemon Meringue Pie picturedblueberry or raspberry jam with whipped plain cream cheesefresh apple slices and caramel. Nutella and bananacinnamon graham, dulce de leche and bananasmelted caramel with a little cream, toasted coconut and chocolate Samoa, pictured aboveGhirardelli caramel or raspberry filled chocolate squarespeanut butter or almond butterchopped candy bars especially Snickers or whole Reesestriple berry fresh blueberries, raspberries and blackberries plus chocolate or white chocolateroasted sweet potatoes slicesfresh mango sliceslime curd and shredded sweetened coconutraspberry jam or raspberry curd and dark chocolate. Maldon sea salt or fleur de sel on the originalany kind of nut added to the originalstrawberries, bananas, dark chocolate, caramel sauce, pecansalmonds Ice Cream Sundae picturedtoasted coconut with and macadamia nuts or pineapplefresh strawberries and lemon curd Strawberry LemonadeAndes Mints with chocolate graham crackers Grasshopperchocolate orange pieces these or a little of orange zest over chocolate, with chocolate grahamssandwich roasted vanilla marshmallows between two peanut butter, chocolate chip or chocolate cookies. This one you must try chocolate marshmallows, chocolate graham crackers and semi sweet or bittersweet chocolate Chocolate Lovers Smore pictured. This would also be good with strawberries or raspberries. I used homemade chocolate marshmallows but you may be able to find the Jet Puffed chocolate marshmallows at the store if you dont want to make them. I used this recipe here, I added an additional 2 Tbsp cocoa to the 14 cup so 6 Tbsp total then I also adjusted the coating to be 14 cup powdered sugar, 14 cup cornstarch and 2 Tbsp cocoa powder. They are amazing I may have cut mine a bit too big, but I do like a lot of marshmallow inside of a smore.