S'Mores Crazy Cake Archives - Sweet Little Bluebird

Last weekend I was forced to be creative when I made a Crazy Cake for my girls. I had nothing in the house for frosting, not even powdered sugar (I’m still filling my pantry since our big move). What I did have was ingredients for S’mores, so I made them a s’mores topped Crazy Cake. They LOVED IT! Such a fun summer treat!

**Important: If you make this cake, be sure to use a heat-proof baking dish under the broiler – I DO NOT recommend glass, it could easily shatter – use a metal baking pan.

For a step-by-step picture tutorial on how to make Crazy Cake, head here.

S’Mores Crazy Cake

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Ingredients

1 1/2 Cups flour (all-purpose)
3 Tbsp. cocoa (unsweetened)
1 Cup sugar (All purpose sugar – Granulated Pure Cane Sugar)
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. white vinegar
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
5 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 Cup water

Toppings

Hershey bars, regular size (approximately 4)
Marshmallows (large or small size, enough to cover top of cake in a single layer. I used large marshmallows, cutting them in half)
Graham crackers, crushed (approximately 4 whole crackers)

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix first 5 dry ingredients in a greased 8″ square metal baking pan. Make 3 depressions in dry ingredients – two small, one larger. Pour vinegar in one depression, vanilla in the other and the vegetable oil in third larger depression. Pour water over all. Mix well until smooth.

Bake on middle rack of oven for 35 minutes. Check with toothpick to make sure it comes out clean. Remove cake. While cake is still warm, top with Hershey bars, then top with marshmallows and broil until lightly toasted. Stay next to oven and watch – they toast very fast! Once toasted, pull from oven and top with crushed graham crackers. Serve warm or cold! Enjoy!

Tips

Oven cooking times may vary, be sure to check your cake to make sure you do not over bake.

Mix batter in a bowl for neater, easier mixing. Be sure to follow the directions the same way – mixing the dry ingredients then making the depressions for the wet ingredients. Don’t forget to grease your pan.

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For this week’s Tried & True Tuesday and to celebrate my 2 Million pageviews, I decided to make some cake! My Crazy Cake posts have been viewed over 1 million times – people LOVE cake! Since it’s summer, a S’more’s Crazy Cake in a Mug sounded perfect!

This single serving cake is so simple to make, ready in minutes! It’s ooey gooey and delicious! Oh, and it’s egg free, so my youngest one can have this cake too! That makes my heart happy.

Click here the Original Chocolate Crazy Cake in a Mug recipe.

S’Mores Crazy Cake in a Mug:

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Ingredients

5 Tablespoons flour (all-purpose)
4 1/2 Tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons cocoa (unsweetened)
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Dash of salt

1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 teaspoons vegetable oil (or canola)
4 1/2 Tablespoons water

1 large marshmallow
3 Hershey chocolate squares
1 graham cracker square broken into small pieces

Directions

Using a large microwave safe mug, spray the inside with non-stick cooking spray. Next, mix the first 5 dry ingredients in the mug. After mixing well, make 3 depressions in dry ingredients. Pour vinegar in one depression, vanilla in the other and the vegetable oil in third depression. Pour water over top. Mix well until smooth using a fork. Next, place marshmallow in the middle of the cake mix and press down. Place in microwave and cook on high for *2 minutes, uncovered. Check with toothpick to make sure it comes out clean (not near the marshmallow). Be sure not to overcook! When done, remove from microwave, top with the Hershey chocolate squares and sprinkle with graham cracker pieces. Allow to cool for a few minutes…enjoy!

TIPS:

*Each microwave cooks differently, adjust time accordingly! One person made the cake in 1 minute 40 seconds, and another in 1 minute 20 seconds. If you overcook the cake, it may ruin it. Be sure to watch as it bakes.

If you want a neater mug cake, mix the cake batter in a small bowl, then pour the batter in the mug.

The photos above are from my original Crazy Cake in a Mug post. Place the marshmallow in the center of the cake batter before placing in the microwave, shown in the picture below.