Gingerbread S’mores Cake

What’s not to love in that title?? Seriously. Gingerbread, Chocolate and Marshmallows. Heaven in a pan. We made this last night and I just had to share it with you.

This recipe came from last month’s “Everyday with Rachel Ray” and she has it on her website.  So I want to be careful here not to infringe any copy-write laws – but I believe I can tell you the ingredients and then summarize the directions without getting into trouble. Sorry – just paranoid about those kinds of things.

Ingredients:

  • 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons unsulfured molasses
  • 8 ounces chocolate bars, such as Hershey’s, broken into pieces
  • 2 1/2 cups mini marshmallows

Directions:

They have written this recipe for the grill – but my grill is on summer vacation right now so I used the oven and it worked great. Basically you mix your dry ingredients together, your wet ingredients together, and then combine everything -  except the chocolate and marshmallows.

Bake the cake in an iron skillet at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Take the cake out of the oven - test for doneness. Break up the chocolate into little pieces and layer over the top of the cake. Then cover the chocolate with marshmallows. We used more than the 2 1/2 cups they call for. Increase the temp to 400 and bake for 5 more minutes or until marshmallows are toasted.

Eat. While. Warm.

Here’s a picture of the side view.

It turned out wonderful, but here’s what I’m going to try next time. More chocolate on top. Just because. And I also think I might pour half the batter in, layer in some chocolate pieces, then pour the rest of the batter in, then bake. Just so there’s some creamy chocolate in the cake.

Oh and in my usual graceful style, in cutting the cake I ended up with marshmallow in my hair. How is that even possible?

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21 Responses
  1. 1

    Mmmm, that looks so good!!

    A marshmallow in your hair – hilarious!

  2. 2
    Holly says:

    Oh my gosh that looks so good!!!!!

  3. 3
    Jenni says:

    That looks amazing! I am bookmarking this, too! :)

    I hope you have a beautiful weekend!

    Blessings,
    Jenni

  4. 4
    Annie says:

    Get out of town! That looks ridiculous. Ridiculous in a good way! Mmmmmmmm! My hips are cursing me already :-)

  5. 5
    Missy says:

    My husband would absolutely love this cake!

  6. 6
    Bev says:

    Wow, that looks yummy!!!!!

  7. 7
    Mandy says:

    Oh my goodness! I am going to try this sometime very soon…your pictures are beyond tempting. Thank you! It looks delicious!

  8. 8

    That really looks so good.
    All of my favorites in one pan. I am so graceful myself, hah.

  9. 9
    Ann says:

    THANK YOU so much for sharing this recipe with us !! Won’t this be wonderful for our church “fifth Sunday” meals !!

  10. 10
    Eve says:

    OH yes, this looks de-scrumptious!! I’ve never seen anything quite like it.

    Thanks for sharing!

  11. 11
    Marissa says:

    Oh my. I would kill for a piece of that right now!

  12. 12
    Lamb says:

    That looks so insanely yummy. A bit more labor intensive than my toaster oven smores though. I’ll have to try your recipe :)

  13. 13

    All I have to say is ‘Yum’!!

  14. 14
    petie says:

    Yikes, that is mouthwatering!!! Thanks for sharing.

  15. 15
    ashlee says:

    This looks good! I’d love it if you’d stop by my Topsy Turvy Tuesday Link party and add this recipe.

  16. 16
    Kathryn says:

    Wow, i’m salivating. I can practically taste it. :)

  17. 17

    This looks delicious! I’ve been on a s’mores kick all summer! Thanks for helping me with it =o)

    http://www.makingmemorieswithyourkids.blogspot.com

  18. 18
    nestygirl says:

    Hi There! I saw this recipe in this month’s Everyday with Rachel Ray and I can’t wait to try it. Yours looks delicious! I think I’ll try the grill method.

    I’m visiting from Just Something I Whipped Up. Have a great day!

  19. 19
    Sandy says:

    I think I’ll put the toppings on a gingerbread made with a mix in a regular pan baked in the oven!

  20. 20
    Holly L says:

    I have to make this. It is seasonless with the gingerbread…maybe we will skip the pumpkin pie this year!

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