Smores Cake

This Smores Cake looks like a s’more that is made ahead time indoors with a graham cracker cake like crust. 

Thick chocolate and marshmallow creme layers really bring out that smores taste to make a gooey and delicious treat that is easy to enjoy all year around whether there is a campfire or not.

If gooey cakes are your thing you’re sure to love our Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake and Gooey Butter Cake too!

Easy Smores Cake Recipe

This cake tastes just like a smore, right off the campfire.  So whether you eat this Smores Cake at the campground in the summer or at your kitchen table in the middle of the winter it’s a tried and true winner! 

Just like our Easy S’mores Bars which are more of a cookie bar than a cake or Smores Cereal Bars all of the classic flavors are featured in different ways. So perfect s’mores are now within reach any time of the year!

Thanks to my friend Chef Alli for sharing this easy recipe that makes a big smore bar in the form of a cake. Since this dessert is so visually attractive and unique it makes a special birthday cake, especially for people who love camping.

My family’s favorite part of this Smores Cake is the THICK layer of chocolate.  Four Hershey’s 4.4 oz chocolate bars fit almost perfectly in the pan.  Each time we’ve made this cake we had a couple extra pieces of chocolate that we had to figure out what to do with.  So in our minds, the XL Hershey bars are a perfect fit in a 9×13″ dish because we get a couple pieces to snack on while the cake bakes.

Why This Recipe Works:

• I can definitely make both of these recipes much more quickly than I can build a fire to make a smore!
• The pieces of cake can be cut into squares to look like real smores and the taste is amazing too.
• This recipe is easy to make, but will be a stand out on any dessert table to share with friends.
• Simple ingredients make a unique cake that people often ask for the recipe.

Ingredients Needed:

• Graham Cracker Crumbs – I like to purchase a canister of crushed crumbs, but you can use a bag to crush whole graham crackers too.
• Flour, Sugar & Salt – Give more substance and sweetness to the crust.
• Eggs, Butter & Vanilla – Add some richness to the crust and help the crust hold together and become golden brown while baking.
• Hershey’s Chocolate Bars – Use 4 of the XL bars that are 4.4 ounces each for a total of 17.6 ounces of chocolate to make a thick layer.
• Marshmallow Fluff – comes in a big container, but two smaller containers of marshmallow creme work fine too. I like to use a silicone spatula to minimize sticking of the fluff.

Step By Step Instructions

Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray to 350°F.

Melt the butter, crack eggs and add to a mixing bowl. Mix together.

Measure out dry ingredients and stir together.

Slowly add dry ingredients to the eggs and butter and mix well.

Spread half of the cake batter in the bottom of greased baking dish. 

Add a layer of chocolate bars.  Leave three bars whole, do not break them into pieces as they will fit easily in the pan.

Push the bars together so there is no space between the candy bars.

Take the final chocolate bar and break into pieces or place on a cutting board and use a butter knife to help divide.

The pieces may not have perfectly straight lines and that is okay. Fit them as flat and tightly as possible.

Then layer with a large container of marshmallow fluff. 

Top with remaining dough and bake.  This step will take a bit more time to flaten each piece of graham crack batter by hand and arrange as evenly as possible over the top.

I begin by making as big of pieces as I can to provide the most coverage.

Then I go back with smaller pieces to fill in the gaps.

If you want every square of smores to be perfectly uniform then make sure each of the ingredients is spread evenly edge to edge. 

Bake uncovered until lightly golden brown on top. The marshmallow creme will bubble up and the cake has a beautifully unique look.

How to Make a Gooey Smores Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. In a large mixing bowl beat butter and sugars.
3. Add egg and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy.
4. Combine dry ingredients with graham cracker crumbs and add to butter mixture.
5. Press half dough into a greased 9×13 baking dish.
6. Arrange 4 chocolate bars evenly over the dough.
7. Spread the marshmallow fluff evenly over the entire pan.
8. Crumble the remaining dough into small pieces over marshmallow fluff.
9. Baking for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and puffed

Recipe Tips & Tricks

• This cake freezes really well in individual pieces. Set one or two pieces out on the counter for a couple hours and it will taste amazing!
• Sometimes it can be difficult to find the thicker XL Hershey bars that are 4.4 ounces each – as long as you make two layers of thinner bars the cake will still be great.

Other Delicious and Easy 9 x 13 Inch Desserts:

• Smores Dessert Cake
• Peanut Butter S’mores Cake
• Chocolate Yum Yum
• Easy Pistachio Pudding Cake

Originally posted October 21, 2018 with pictures updated on April 28, 2023.