Instant Pot Smores Cake Food

INSTANT POT S'MORES DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• Spray a glass bowl with nonstick cooking spray.
• Put a layer of crushed graham crackers
• Spread prepared chocolate fudge pudding over the top.
• Spread with the remainder of crushed graham crackers.
• Top with mini marshmallows
• Top with the cake mix. ( I only needed about 3/4 of mine)
• Top with butter in a single layer, trying to cover all areas of cake mix leaving none exposed.
• Place your trivet in your instant pot with one cup of water.
• Place your bowl on the trivet.
• Place your pot on MANUAL HIGH PRESSURE for 35 minutes.
• Do a quick release.
• Your toothpick inserted should come out clean.

INSTANT POT S'MORES CAKE

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl stir together the graham cracker crumbs, flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• Use a hand or stand mixer to cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar for about 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides and add in the egg, vanilla and syrup. Mix for 15 seconds, until combined.
• Add in the flour/graham cracker mixture and mix for about 30 seconds until a thick batter/dough forms.
• Take a 7 x 3 inch springform pan* and trace the bottom of it with a pencil on parchment paper. Cut out the circle and place in the bottom of the pan. Spray the parchment and sides of the pan well with non-stick cooking spray.
• Take about half of the dough with floured fingers and press it into the bottom of the springform pan. Then take another half of the dough and line it along the sides of the pan. It should come up ¼ inch below the top lip of the pan.
• Break up one of the chocolate bars and line it on the bottom of the crust. Spread the marshmallow fluff on top of the chocolate. Break up the second chocolate bar and place on top of the marshmallow.
• Loosely cover the pan with foil. Place the pan on a trivet/sling*.
• Pour 1 ½ cups water into bottom of Instant Pot. Lower the pan into the Instant Pot.
• Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 40 minutes. When time is up move valve to venting and remove the lid.
• Move the pan out of the Instant Pot and remove the foil. Let the pan sit in a cool place for about 3-4 hours.
• Drizzle the top with Hershey's syrup. Use a butter knife to loosen the edges of the pan. Unlatch the pan and lift off. Slice into wedges and serve. Store leftovers in an airtight container.

S'MORES CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottom of 2 (9-inch) cake pans with parchment paper, lightly spray with baking spray.
• Combine cake mix, eggs, milk, and butter in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Mix in espresso powder and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans, spreading into even layers.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted into centers of cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on a wire rack for 20 minutes, then remove cakes from pans. Let cool completely on a wire rack, about 1 hour.
• While cakes are baking, place chocolate chips into a heatproof bowl. Bring cream in a small saucepan to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, about 6 minutes. Pour hot cream over chocolate chips and let stand for 5 minutes. Gently stir together in a circular motion to evenly blend chocolate into cream, without adding a lot of air. Let chocolate mixture cool, uncovered, at room temperature, stirring occasionally, until thickened to spreadable consistency, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, bring a small saucepan filled with 2 inches water to a simmer over medium-low heat. Beat together egg whites, sugar, and cream of tartar in a work bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment on medium speed until well combined, about 1 minute. Place mixer bowl over simmering saucepan, ensuring the bottom of the mixing bowl does not touch the water. Cook egg white mixture, whisking constantly, until a candy thermometer reaches 160 degrees F (70 degrees C) and the sugar crystals have dissolved, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove bowl from heat, and return to stand mixer.
• Beat on high speed, gradually adding remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until stiff peaks form, 6 to 7 minutes. Set aside 2 cups of marshmallow cream. Place remaining marshmallow cream into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip.
• Remove cooled cakes from pans and discard parchment. Using a serrated knife, trim the tops of the cooled cakes to create a level top; use excess cake for trifle or just eat.
• Place 1 cake layer on a cake stand or plate, cut side up. Spread reserved 2 cups marshmallow cream in an even layer on cake top. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the graham cracker crumbs evenly over top. Top with remaining cake layer, cut side down. Fill in any empty spots in seams of cake layers using marshmallow cream in piping bag; smooth sides using an offset spatula. Refrigerate stacked cake, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
• Spoon 1 1/4 cups cooled chocolate mixture over top of the stacked cake. Spread into an even layer using a large cake spatula, allowing excess to extend over the sides. Frost sides of cake using remaining chocolate mixture, smoothing into an even layer.
• Using marshmallow cream in piping bag, pipe 10 large rosettes along the top, outside edge of the cake. Sprinkle center of the cake with remaining 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs. Arrange graham cracker rectangles upright on the long sides of each rectangle in a spoke-wheel design inside rosette rings on top of cake. Pipe 1 large rosette in center of graham cracker spoke-wheel design.
• Refrigerate, uncovered, until ready to serve, at least 30 minutes or up to 48 hours. Using a kitchen torch, slightly brown marshmallow rosettes. Slice and serve cake.