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.”
This recipe idea is genius!
Oh.My.Word. Ooeey Gooey Goodness, in a mason jar. That’s perfection!
Heaven in a jar… yum!
One one hand, I totally want to be your neighbor. On the other hand, I’m sorta glad I’m not, or I’d be in a sugar coma, haha! These look freaking awesome!
Best idea. ever.
Dear Jessica,
Damn you.
Love,
Amy’s ever-expanding ass
Best comment ever.
is there a love button somewhere on this???? agreed with Jessica! Best comment ever! lol…
holy animals… can’t wait to eat this
OH. MY. GAWD! Was my reaction when I saw this post. At the office. Out loud. people must think I’m crazy. Your S’mores Cakes in a Jar make me crazy.
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Seriously?! This is amazing! ha ha… awesome idea! I’ve shared with my Facebook friends. I’m sure I’ll need to share this on my blog too. LOVE to have you stop by and link up to my For the Kids Link Party!!!
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OMG, this looks SO SO good! Wow! Definitely need to try this one!
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Omg portable smores, that is amazing!
Um…yes please. These look unbelievable!! Thanks for sharing!
~Jessa
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Wow. Just, wow.
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I think I have 20 of your emails saved in my inbox but I rarely come over here to comment. Thanks for not only the great recipes but the entertaining dialogue!
Oh my gosh, those are super cute and they look delicious!!!
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These look to die for!
OOOOOOOOOMG, now you’ve really done it!!!!!!! INSANE!
Oh.My.God. Seriously. Amazing. It looks so ooey and gooey. Want. Right now! Genius!
I just made this, but adapted it for the microwave so I could whip up a couple little single servings in no time. And it was amazing. Thank you! I also added chocolate chips in between the cake and marshmallow layer. I still toasted it under the broiler. mmmmmmm… made my day!
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I had no idea that my brain could spontaneously combust…but there it went…this is AMAZING. You should win all kinds of awards…genius!
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Hi,
I recently read that baking cake in a jar is a great dessert to send overseas (from the US to Afghanistan) because you can seal the jar right after the cake gets out of the oven and it’ll stay fresh until opened. Can the same be said about these? If I were to seal them once they come out of the oven and the marshmallows are nice and toasty brown, do you think they’d mail well?
thanks! :)
Hmmm… I really doubt that they would hold up with the marshmallow after they’ve been cooked. They really should be eaten with the marshmallow warm, but what if you did the crust, baked the chocolate cake, then let it cool and stuffed 1-2 marshmallows on top? You could do it in a smaller jar and I think that would work!
I bought mason jars 2 days ago, for the purpose of making just this! Husband loves all things s’more, with all his heart. I can’t wait to try these!
OMG! This is the best idea. Ever. :)
That’s not death by chocolate, it’s more like annihilation by… choco-mashmallow. I have never seen so many women. I’m thinking of starting a bake sale now.
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My name is Jessica; I avoid skinny jeans like the plague; and I still sleep with a baby blanket even though I’m married. Can I have this cake for dinner? yum yum. I read that sentence and I knew I had to bookmark your blog – wow.
These are on my to-do list this week. I think I am going to try them with smaller mason jars so they are for one not for four :) Thanks for the ideas.
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I made this tonight!! A great Easter/welcoming summer tradition in the making, perhaps?
I used a devil’s food cake mix to make things easier. I ended up making too much, so I had to take out some of the cake, which was fine, cuz my little one got that part.
VERY rich!! I love it.
These look simply divine. Adding to my list of recipes to try for sure! Thank you for sharing!
I had no idea you could bake mason jars like this! I’m a sucker for anything S’mores and now I’ve got an excuse to try this out. Thanks :)
Great article! Just wanted to let you know that I linked to it for this weeks [Preserving Monday]. Thanks!
will be making them at my next BBQ. Brillant idea Jess.
This is amazing. I want it to be summer right now so I can eat these up!
What a delightful, ooey gooey sweet jar of deliciousness!
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OKay… I live on a campus with no ovens or stoves available to the student body, would I be able to do these in a microwave?
Love this idea! Gonna try it on some unsuspecting dinner guests ;)
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This is so cool, what a great idea!
Congratulations on being featured, can’t wait to see what else you got here!
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Wow! You got a lot of responses to this gooey deliciousness! Thank you for sharing the recipe. It looks AMAZING! I can’t wait to ty it–I think everyone loves a good smores recipe!
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Quickie question: How on earth do you serve hot-from-the-oven mason jar-desserts? I’m asking b/c I seem to be running low on the asbestos dessert gloves. Help, please?
Judy, mine cooled within 5-7 minutes. They were cool enough for me to carry outdoors with bare hands to photograph them, and the marshmallow was still gooey to eat. I just removed them from the baking dish as soon as they came out of the oven and set them aside.