S'more Cake
A great tasting S' more cake topped with toasted Italian Meringue and sprinkles with graham cracker crumbs over a delicious chocolate cake, perfect for everyday celebrating.
Servings: 8 -10 servings
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup dutch process cocoa or unsweetened cocoa
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup buttermilk or ¼ cup milk and 2 teaspoons vinegar blended
- ¼ cup hot coffee or boiling water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Prepare an 8" round cake pan with a baking spray or oil and flour pan, so the cake releases easily (I use Baklene baking spray)
- Wrap the outer edge of the pan with a wet baking strip or towel to bake the cake evenly.
- This cake can be made it a bowl with a whisk and spatula (no mixer needed)
- In a medium bowl add butter and sugar and whisk until well blended.
- Add in vanilla and egg and whisk to combine.
- Add in cocoa, baking soda, salt, and stir in flour
- Add in buttermilk and stir to combine.
- then add in coffee and stir until smooth.
- Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
- Bake at 350° for 33-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove cake from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes then place wax paper over the top of the cake to turn cake onto a cooling rack.
- Cool cake completely before applying any frosting.