Favorite of the Day: S’mores Cake

Happy National S’mores Day!

Bless the hearts of all the people I've conversed with in the last week, because I’ve told everyone and their brother that today is National S’mores Day. A little over-enthusiastic, perhaps, but when I’ve had this s’mores cake on my “to-try” list since the beginning of quarantine, you can imagine my excitement as August 10 drew closer and I actually had an excuse to make it.

Before we get into the breakdown of this decadent S’mores Cake, let me intro a new series of posts designed to make your mouth water and embrace the idea that you can have more than one favorite flavor.

Just ask my mom—every time I come home, I leave some cake in the fridge for my parents. It’s become a running joke that my mom physically cannot pick a favorite Jorie Cakes flavor. When I asked her favorite cake flavor, this was her response:

Chocolate.

Chocolate icing.

Or vanilla icing.

Or mint.

I guess chocolate and chocolate.

Unless you make a different flavor!

But the last Peanut Butter Cup you made was amazing.

Honorable mentions include Strawberry, Georgia Peach, Banana, and Almond, which usually enter the conversation at some point. Clearly, this list is final. Until I make a new flavor (s’mores) and it gets added to said list.

And that is the inspiration for Favorite of the Day! You know, like flavor of the day, but better, because all the flavors are favorites (or else they wouldn’t be on the menu, duh).

Mom & I, 2020; my loyal taste-tester and better advertising than money can buy!

Alright, so here’s the breakdown of this S’mores Cake Favorite of the Day:

Under rich chocolate cake layers sits a buttery graham cracker crust that offers a crunch just like taking the first bit of a freshly roasted s’more, except better, because, like I said, it has butter.

Next comes a ring of chocolate fudge buttercream filled with a spoonful of semi-sweet chocolate ganache and a generous dollop of marshmallow cream filling.

After repeating that whole process with the top cake layer, then comes more fudge buttercream that serves as the base for everyone’s favorite part…

The chocolate drip. It’s luscious.

Of course a s’mores cake couldn’t be a s’mores cake without a s’more, or at least a deconstructed s’more. On top of the ganache sits a layer of marshmallow fluff and swirls of chocolate buttercream, then graham cracker pieces, chocolate chips, and toasted mini marshmallows.

Voila.

This cake is without a doubt worthy of a Favorite of the Day post, even though it’s existed in the Jorie Cakes world for about 3 hours now. I think it may even be better than the original inspiration I saw two months ago.

Now, if you excuse me, I’m going to cut another piece for breakfast (after the first piece I ate for dinner last night), and then maybe roast another mini marshmallow over my Bic lighter.

Until tomorrow’s Favorite!

jorie