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.”
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Wow, these look so delicious and so festive. It’s a must try. I can so have hundreds of jars :) Thank you!
Hi, I was wondering if you bake the cake in the jar or if you bake it in a separate pan then cut it up to put in the jars. Thanks
You bake them in the jar and then eat it with a spoon.
WOW!!!! Cannot wait to try this!! Fat on hips, thy name is S’mores!
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My children don’t like pies (yet) so I’m going to try making these for Thanksgiving. Thanks!!!
MMMM Thanksgiving dinner! DO IT!!
Wait, it’s February. My bad!!
Love thy name is S’mores. I can not wait to try this out.
I can’t stop salivating.
If I wanted to give these out as gifts would you suggest doing everything except baking and then include the recipe for the recipient?
I honestly don’t know how you’d give these as gifts – you can’t really make it without baking because the batter has eggs in it. And you can’t add the dry ingredients because they would lay on top of the graham cracker. These really need to be eaten right after baking if possible.
I have successfully applied the “cake in a jar” baking method to these; you can make them in advance. They get to pop the top, heat if desired and enjoy!
I want to make these for a couples shower…how far in advance did you make them and when did you add the marshmallows. We have about 40 couples attending and with all of the other things I will need to do, I had hoped I could do them ahead of time..Thanks for your help.
Sue
Good question Sue. No answer yet? :(
Christina-Did you actually include the marshmallows in the jar as well? I’m looking into different cake in a jar recipes to send my boyfriend overseas and I wasn’t sure how long the marshmallow itself would keep? Didn’t know if I should just include them separately instead?
I have 24OZ mason jars, do you think I should double the recipe for the cake?
Also, could they be chilled and served?
Hey! I noticed that in your description, you said that the cake had chocolate chips in them…But there weren’t any chocolate chips in the recipe ingredients list. ?? Just a question! :D
LOVE this and am making them for my kids teachers tonight. May I post your recipe on my blog and link back to this post? I will not use any images and will give you full credit.
Sure!
Thank you, Jessica!
Hey I was just wondering what type of baking pan? a regular cake pan?
Hi I am wanting to make this for my daughters class, but do you have to add butter? I know it will stick, but I am thinking something simple for 24 kids. any ideas? Thanks!
Do you mean for the graham cracker crumbs? They won’t stick unless they have something binding them. You could just skip them, or trying adding them without butter? Not really sure, but as a note these are really best when served immediately, so you will want to make them as close to eating time as possible.
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Oddly enough…
My name is Jessica, i ALWAYS avoid skinny jeans, and I sleep with a baby and his blanket in between me & my husband quite frequently… So. YES PLEASE! These look DELISH!
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Amazing, I HAVE to try this!
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This looks so good! Thank you. :)
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What about making ahead and adding marshmallows before serving then hitting them with a torch? I’m think of using 4 oz jars?
I made them in 4 oz jars last night and added the marshmellows this evening. I also did a basic brownie mix instead of the cake. I reheated the brownies for about 5 minutes at 350 then added one marshmellow to each jar and heated for about 5 more minutes. I kind of smooshed the marshmellows in the jar a bit and put them back in the oven for a few more minutes. They puffed up nicely. After taking them out of the oven I put the canning lid on while they cooled, so that the marshmellow didn’t harden on top. I wouldn’t recommend using the mini marshmellows, they got really hard as they cooled. I made mine for a kids camping sleepover, so I put the jars in folded over slipper socks so the kids could hold the warm jars safely while eating. It worked out rather well.
did the marshmallows get hard after the lids were on? it seems the lid would prevent the air from hardening it.
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Just made these in 12 oz jars for a big group of rowdy teens, Huge Success!!! Thank you! Super easy and Soooo yummy! We will make this one again & again!
MMMM Delish!! :) I’m gonna make some when I get home! My mouth is drooling right now because they look soooooo yummy!!! This is gonna be a great dessert!
Who invented this?! Because now I LUV them! :)
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So how exactly do you bake these? I’m not sure what a baking pan is…. Like a pan w water and I put the jars in there?
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Wow! I made these yesterday with my 12 year old niece. We left it and just ate them up for breakfast by reheating them in the microwave for 30 seconds. The marshmallows puffed back up and the cake was so gooey and insanely delicious!!! I am going to use tinier jars next time and make a bunch of them. I’m thinking they will probably refrigerate ok with a lid on the jars and no marshmallows. Then reheat either in the oven with the water bath and marshmallows or microwave.
Thank you!!!
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We don’t have graham crackers in uk and I was just wondering if you could offer an alternative. Would it be a sweet biscuit I would use?
Yes that would work!
Lauren,
A digestive biscuit is very very similar in taste to a graham cracker..if you had a recipe to make them I am certain that would be similar. I would call the digestive biscuit more crumbly(we would call it a cookie) and the graham cracker more crispy/drier/brittle. Hope that helps.
~Heather
Than you very much! This reply was just in time for fathers day so Im going to make these for my dad… After all the way to a mans heart is through his stomach! Thanks again!
Or something like an arrowroot biscuit. Anything that you might use as a cheesecake base biscuit would work. I’m an expat and I’m in love with graham crackers with a cup of tea…. if that helps.
Sounds yummy! How do I clean the Mason Jars afterwards as melted Marshmallows are hard to get off. Anyone have any good ideas that would cut back on the soaking then scrubbing to death? Thanx. Cant wait to make them!
could a store bought cake mix be used?
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I was wondering if these can be sealed and sent overseas to a soldier? I’ve made a cake in a jar before and sent it overseas just fine, I’m not sure if the marshmallows would affect it (you can’t ice a cake in a jar that is to be sent overseas). Any indeas?
Hi, these really look delish! I am always scared to put glass in the oven though. Is it just me? I am always afraid that it won’t handle the heat and will crack when I take them out of the hot oven onto a cool surface! Is this crack proof?
Mason jars are made to withstand the head of boiling water (when preserving foods you have to boil them), so I would assume they will be fine :)
I have 2 questions if anybody can answer them.
1- how long do these last after baking
2- do the marshmallows harden on top if you let them sit or put the lids on and if they do, how do you get them soft again.
Sorry if ese questions are confusing!
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Thanks!!!! :D
We’re supposed to be figuring out dinner right now and all I can think (dream) about is these. Saw them on The Kitchn’. YUM!!!!
NAH! This looks pretty well-balanced to me: graham, cake and marshmallows. Yep. I’m going to make these with a little glob of peanut butter right on top of the hot cake and under the marshmallows, I just love that combination.
I would love to make these and send to my boyfriend, who is a camp counselor during the summer. How good do you thing these will taste after like 3 days in the mail? I know you said serve immediately, but the idea of sending s’mores cake to summer camp just seems so fun! Please let me know, thanks!
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