S'mores Cakes - in Mason Jars!

Pin It Now! Graham crackers, chocolate and ooey, gooey marshmallows...doesn't it just make your mouth water just thinking about it? S'mores are just all around AWESOME and an absolute MUST when you go camping, but who wants to wait until then?

I found some info online about some S'mores Cakes in a Jar and just HAD to try this for myself...and I have to say, it was a WINNER recipe!  I should preface by saying that I like simple recipes...and this is simple AND delicious!

[Recipe courtesy of HowSweetItIs (*I adjusted cooking time slightly from recipe)]

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, divide crumbs evenly between 4 jarr and press graham crust into bottom. I used my small Pampered Chef wooden ladel since it was rounded on the end and had a long handle...worked like a charm!
They don’t need to look perfect.

for cake:
1 1/8 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup 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, mix 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. (NOTE: This is where I had to adjust...because mine ended up taking 42 minutes instead of 30 to set and my oven is usually right on point, so it may take longer than 30 minutes...just a forewarning)

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 was able to get 6 in 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.

Here is our final result:

SOOOOO yummy!!!

The kids were looking forward to these all day and this was their reactions:

Needless to say, they were a HUGE hit with everyone...but be forewarned: they are sticky and very rich...none of us could finish ours, so we saved them to finish off tonight after dinner ;o)