S’mores Cake in a Jar.
Oh friends.
Hi.
How are you?
Judging from the above picture, you can assume I’m doing well. I’m not going hungry, that’s for sure.
Guess what? I had a lovely dinner recipe to share with you today. Obviously, these s’mores jar cakes are not dinner. Unless your name is Jessica and you avoid skinny jeans like the plague and you still sleep with a baby blanket each night, even though you’re married.
S’mores jar cakes clearly top dinner recipes. You told me so. I asked you on Twitter. If you’re upset that you don’t have dinner for tonight… not my fault. If you’d rather see dinner than these s’more jar cakes… we obviously aren’t friends.
Let’s talk mason jars. Do you have any? If not, you can probably stop by a crafty store and pick some up for well under $5. I did that, even though I don’t do crafts. Mason jars are fun. They make me think of fireflies and moonshine and hot summer nights, although insects freak me out, one swig of the hard stuff and I’m out like a light, and spending every waking moment in air conditioning is my life. I sweat.
More on mason jars? I was a little scared, this being the first time I have baked with glass since I made you all glass shard brownies on super bowl Sunday. Mmmm… those were tasty. A little crunchy, but tasty. Not.
Just so we’re clear, s’mores jar cakes have buttery graham crusts covered with fluffy double chocolate chip cake and pillowy marshmallow toppings that are so perfectly browned and bubbly you can taste the campfire and smell the midnight July breeze.
Need more convincing? I think not.
S’mores Cake in a Jar
makes 4 16-ounce mason jar cakes
for crust:
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 stick butter
pinch of salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt butter and mix in graham crumbs and salt. Mix until moistened. Spray 4 mason jars with non-stick spray and press graham crust into jars. I began by adding a tablespoon to each, and repeating until graham crumbs were gone. They don’t need to look perfect. I pressed the crumbs down firmly with the flat bottom of a clean screwdriver.
for cake: (from peanut butter hot fudge cupcakes)
1 1/8 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup dark cocoa powder
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon heavy cream
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons sour cream
for topping:
1 bag of large marshmallows
In a bowl, whisk egg and sugar until smooth and no lumps remain. Add milk, cream, butter and vanilla, and mix until combined. Stir in sour cream. Sift dry ingredients together and add to wet mixture. Mix until batter is smooth. Using a 1/4 cup measure, add batter to mason jars one scoop at a time. You only want to fill them up about half way, and the batter should work evenly for 4 jars. Again – don’t worry if it is perfect. Place mason jars in a baking dish and add about 1 1/2 cups of water to the bottom. Bake for 30 minutes, or until cake is set.
Remove cake from the oven and press large marshmallows down on top, being careful not to burn yourself. There is no set number of marshmallows to use, I pressed down as many as I could, about 4-5 each. Heat the broiler on your oven and watching carefully, brown marshmallows for about 1-2 minutes, or until golden brown. Do not take your eyes off them! Serve immediately.
Notes
*The recipe looks really long, but it is actually really easy! *When you put the marshmallows on top and broil, they may sink down below the edges of the chocolate cake. This is normal. The cake it still more than halfway to the top. *These are pretty rich and sweet, and make a really great dessert for two people to share with two spoons… but can still be eaten by one. *You can use other sizes of jars, just use your eye to decided how much batter to use, never going over half way. If you have too much batter, just make a few cupcakes.
Perhaps tonight’s dinner should be more… balanced? Nah.
638 Comments on “S’mores Cake in a Jar.”
THESE ARE SINFUL LOOKING! Beyond evil! I so want to make them. We are avid rv’ers and for the winter times when we cannot go camping due to the weather these would be great to take ou blues away!
Thank for sharing. Bookmarking these~
EEPS! I’ve been on vacation (coachella!!) and missed so many great recipes. This being the first thing I saw was literally jaw dropping. You are crazy and I love it! This looks INCREDIBLE. I will be making these for my bonfire birthday bash in the summer! Amazing!
OMG! this is so awesome! :)
Oh my goodness! Did you get the email I sent you last night? We are on the same wavelength for sure! Another delicious creation, thanks =)
I have no words. These may just be the best idea ever. So cute!!!!
those look incredible!
one question… how is it eating out of a mason jar? do you need those really long spoons like the ones from ice cream counters?
It works! A long spoon would definitely be ideal, but I don’t have any and a regular spoon worked just fine! Just got a tiny bit sticky. :)
Look amazing!! Just so happens that I have a few Mason jars on hand (I live in Arkansas…they are practically a staple)
I love, love, love these! So adorable, I can’t wait to try these! S’mores have me wishing for summer :)
Oh my goodness these look amazing! I didn’t think s’mores could get any better and somehow you managed to make it possible.
All I have to say is- Wow.
You are my new best friend.
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My jaw literally dropped when I saw the first photo. Incredible! Pure, delicious genius, I say! xoxo
You never cease to amaze me. This is extreme. I’m so happy I have you to decide my weekly baking projects!
I have needed a reason to buy some mason jars for the longest time. That’s it. I’m buying them tonight!
(See, not only do you cause me to drool over your recipes, devour and eat ungodly amounts of said recipe, but you make me buy new bakeware items! This is why I love you and your blog.)
I’ve been told I’m a bad influence.
Gaaaaahhhhhhhhhh! is that a word?! Man I want this. Like yesterday. ♥- Katrina
Wow! You have outdone yourself again. :)
My coworker and I are drooling right now!! Looks mighty tasty! Well done!
Just wondering…is an old, cleaned out tomato sauce jar the same as a mason jar? I have recently been saving old jars and am wondering if I can use them for these!
Well, I’m no expert on mason jars, but I think it would work. It may be too big though? There really are no rules when it comes to this so you could just make it according to size. :)
How are you so creative?! Seriously! This is so cool! I never would have even remotely thought of something like that….and I second #thehealthyapron – totally drooling right now!
I just made s’more cupcakes this morning! Summer is coming! :)
Also, I really do sleep with my baby blanket every night and am obsessed with mason jars! never thought to bake in them! Brilliant!
I would like a s’mores cupcake please!
Oh my…these look SOO good! And bonus, I already have mason jars (we use them as drinking glasses, which is totally acceptable in the south!).
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Please tell you you aren’t kidding about sleeping with your baby blanket. I still sleep with my blankie (totally my guilty secret)! I have lived with my boyfriend for three years and he is such a good sport about it.
The s’mores in a jar look delicious and I just happen to have a bag of marshmallows in the cupboard at home
I’ve had a stressful day. Send me some of these for dinner?Please?
How sweet you sleep w/a baby blankie! These look so darn good!My kitchen happens to be overflowing w/mason jars b/c my MIL is here filling them w/tomatoes. I will surprise her with this idea to bring back to Italy:)Delicious!
WHOA you are amazing girl!! I am SO going to do this :)
Too freakin’ cute. Cake in a jar is all the rage right now.
OMG… these look INCREDIBLE!! Best.Dinner. EVER. lol :)
these are INTENSE, i have to make them!!!!!!
this is the most amazing picture/recipe i have ever seen!!! i want to lick the screen!!!
I made these for dessert tonight – DELISH!!
So glad you liked them!
These are UBER cute!!!! Nice contrast in props too!!!
How do you come up with these things!!!???
The chocolate cake batter looks so good, I would eat it just like that!
i’m am still in awe from reading this recipe. i think my fiance will absolutely DIE when i make these for him! (and by die i mean profess his undying love for me and promise to do anything i ask of him – so thanks!)
You are awesome, omg my kids would love to have you make them desserts. Do you want to be my personal chef for my boys play date parties? J/K, I don’t think you want to be around a bunch of crazy loud 4 to 9 year old boys. I’ll have to try this one for my next boys play date party, it’s going to be a big hit.
I thought of you when I saw this, Kandee the Makeup Artist painted her nails to look like bacon ( I think she has a tutorial on youtube) and apparently there is bacon perfume too! You gotta check out her website:
http://kandeethemakeupartist.blogspot.com/2011/04/bacon-beauty-bacon-perfume-or-nails.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kandeethemakeupartist+%28kandee+the+make-up+artist%29
Oh my gosh!
Hi, my name is Jessica (too). I avoid skinny jeans and have to have MY pillow, even at someone else’s house.
Hmmm… this could be a fun new thing! :D
I NEED THESE NOW!! haha, they look delicious Jessica! I think your blog is by far one of the best out there!
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OKay, these look awesome, but how do you eat them? Seriously. How do you get a spoon down in there without getting mallow all over the place? Or is that just part of the fun? Because I think these would be a great thing for my kid’s birthday, but they might give other moms heart attacks if they are really messy…
Well, as long as you eat them when they come out of the oven (after a few minutes of cooling of course), the marshmallow is soft and the spoon plunges right down in! Also, there are only a handful of marshmallows in there. But when you broil it, they sink down to the side. It kind of gives the illusion that over half the cake is marshmallow, but it really isn’t – just looks that way!
If I was serving this for kids, I would do 8 ounce jars… the smaller the better – less mess! :)
Hi Jessica
Congratulations, your work is absolutely awesome.
Great clicks and mouth watering recipes.
I`ll be back for more ♥
Thanks so much Ana!!
Cake-in-a-jar must be the new hip thing; I keep seeing them everywhere the last couple of weeks. This one is my favorite though. I mean…how can you not love s’mores?
are you kidding me? i am in love. i am huge “baker in a jar” fan. this is divine and i am so making this. I made your bbq chicken baked pasta and fell in love. my kids did too. love your site. love, love, love
Thanks! Glad you liked the pasta. :)
You are my favorite recipe blogger ever…I know when I read your blog I will smile AT LEAST once…lol usually laughter erupts at some point though…I posted this to facebook today…just had to share with my friends and family! Thank You putting a smile on my face every morning! Great Blog!!!
You are so sweet… thank you Wendy!
I am in love with these. LOVE!
That looks so FREAKIN’ Good! I’m heading to the store tonight to buy what I need!
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Hello! Those are right up my ally! :) De-lish!
Well…there goes my WW diet ;-)
Love this…looks FABULOUS. I’m going to feature this in my next Sunday Stalker edition (4/24). I would absolutely LOVE for you to stop by, check My World out, and grab a featured button.
Jessica
http://myworldmadebyhand.blogspot.com
Congratulations, your post made this week’s top hits @ singingwithbirds.com. Thanks for sharing such a fabulous idea and Happy Easter!
WOW. This is the first post I’ve read on your website, and it won’t be the last. Those look amazing!
What a great idea.
You could also try brownies instead of cake or make mini versions of this in smaller mason jars!
Gooorgeous! Wow. So gorgeous. Plus, I’m a sucker for all things in a jar. I posted a link on ediblecrafts.craftgossip.com, hope that’s OK! :)
Sure! Thank you. :)