S’mores Sheet Cake

16 servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

S’mores Sheet Cake is an easy summer cake with chocolate cake on graham crackers topped with a layer of toasted marshmallows with an awesome microwave hack!

This is our favorite new addition to our Cake Recipes that uses our easy Chocolate Cake as a base recipe with marshmallow and graham cracker layers. It is the perfect for the summer or for when you really just want to feel like it’s summer. All the tasty goodness of s’mores made in your oven, no campfire needed!

S'mores Sheet Cake slice with fork

S’MORES SHEET CAKE

S’mores are one of the most iconic campfire treats. Who doesn’t love a gooey toasted marshmallow nestled in between melty chocolate and crunchy vanilla graham crackers? This crowd pleasing cake adaptation is sure to be a hit at your next cookout or summer party.

This simple layer cake takes a classic chocolate sheet cake to the next level and is super easy. No one has to know it only took you 45 minutes to make this amazing S’mores Cake. This is the easiest homemade chocolate cake made with common pantry items like cocoa powder, flour, and brown sugar.

For the S’mores Cake marshmallow topping you just need a bag of jumbo marshmallows. You can also use mini marshmallows, just make sure to layer a lot of them on top of the cake for maximum gooey goodness! When you go to toast the marshmallow topping, be sure to keep a close eye on it so they don’t burn.

This easy S’mores Cake uses whole graham crackers for the crust. You can substitute this easy Graham Cracker Crust for a thick, chewy layer. No need to pre-bake the crust, just top with the cake batter as usual and bake. If you aren’t a fan of marshmallows, try Buttercream Frosting instead! One thing you’ll miss? The awesome microwave hack that makes this cake the best!

Serve your S’mores Cake just like it is or top with graham cracker crumbs and a Chocolate Ganache drizzle. Turn it into a delicious summertime S’mores sundae with a big scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream on top of the cake. 

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BEFORE MICROWAVE HACK:

Serving of S'mores Sheet Cake on plate

AFTER MICROWAVING:

Smores Sheet Cake slice on plate

VARIATIONS ON S’MORES CAKE

  • Graham Crackers: Instead of regular graham crackers, try chocolate graham crackers or cinnamon graham crackers. You could also make a Graham Cracker Crust with vanilla wafers, Oreos, or pretzels!
  • Marshmallows: Try these Homemade Marshmallows instead of the store-bought kind! They are vanilla, gooey, chewy goodness!
  • Cake Mix: Use a boxed cake mix and add 1 large egg and 1 cup melted butter to the listed ingredients. You can also use other cake mix recipes like Red Velvet or Yellow Cake.
  • Graham Cracker Cake: Substitute a ½ cup of flour with crushed graham cracker crumbs for even more delicious graham cracker taste.
  • Chocolate Chips: Stir in a ⅓ cup chocolate chips after the wet ingredients for chocolatey bursts! Try dark chocolate chips, semi sweet chocolate chips, or white chocolate chips.

S’mores Cupcakes

Make mini S’mores Cakes and bake in a muffin pan. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with cupcake liners. Break graham crackers so they fit in the bottom, but don’t make the pieces too small. Divide the chocolate cake batter among the cupcake pan, filling each about 2/3 full. This recipe should make 18-24 cupcakes, so you will have extra for another batch. Baked for 18-22 minutes. Top with marshmallows and broil until golden brown and gooey.

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HOW TO STORE S’MORES CAKE

  • Serve: This cake is best served warm and can be kept at room temperature for up to 3 days covered tightly with plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
  • Store: You can refrigerate S’mores Cake covered tightly for up to 1 week. You will want to reheat it in the oven to soften the marshmallows.
  • Freeze: Wrap your cake in plastic wrap and then aluminum foil before freezing for up to 2 months. Defrost your cake in the refrigerator overnight.

S'mores Sheet Cake in baking pan

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S'mores Sheet Cake

S'mores Sheet Cake is an easy summer cake with chocolate cake on graham crackers topped with a layer of toasted marshmallows with an awesome microwave hack!
Yield 16 servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients
 

  • 12 graham crackers , full rectangles
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 bag jumbo marshmallows , 10 ounces

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with baking spray.
  • Line bottom of prepared baking pan with graham crackers.
  • In a large bowl, sift together flour, brown sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla and whisk until just combined.
  • Pour cake batter gently over the graham crackers in the pan.
  • Bake for about 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Place marshmallows evenly over the top of the cake very carefully (baking pan is hot, it can burn you easily).
  • Return cake to oven, and broil until marshmallows are just golden brown, about 30-45 seconds. Watch carefully because the marshmallows can burn quickly. You are not looking for the marshmallows to melt here, just slightly brown.
  • Remove from oven and cool before serving.
  • Microwave individual slices for about 15-20 seconds before serving to make the marshmallow topping gooey. You want to stop the microwave right when you start to see the marshmallow starting to inflate, if you wait to long the marshmallow topping will dry out.

Nutrition

Calories: 294kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 218mg | Potassium: 156mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 2mg

S'mores Chocolate Sheet Cake

About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  1. So what do you for with the semi sweet chocolates if your using cocoa there is no where it states to a add the chips

    1. Chocolate Chips: Stir in a 1/3 cup chocolate chips after the wet ingredients for chocolatey bursts! Try dark chocolate chips, semi sweet chocolate chips, or white chocolate chips.