Refrigerator Smores Mini Cakes Food

REFRIGERATOR S'MORES MINI CAKES

Steps:

• Place mini paper baking cup in each of 30 mini muffin cups. Spray paper cups with cooking spray. In medium bowl, place 3/4 cup chocolate chips; set aside.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat 1/3 cup whipping cream and 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat, stirring until butter is melted and mixture begins to boil. Pour cream mixture over chocolate in bowl; stir until smooth. Add 3/4 cup marshmallows, 3/4 cup Golden Grahams cereal and 1/2 cup Cocoa Puffs cereal; gently fold until all pieces of cereal are coated.
• Spoon measuring tablespoonful mixture into each muffin cup; gently press into cups.
• In small bowl, place 2/3 cup chocolate chips. In 1-quart saucepan, heat 1/3 cup whipping cream and 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat, stirring until butter is melted and mixture begins to boil. Pour cream mixture over chocolate in bowl; stir until smooth.
• Spoon melted chocolate over each mini cake; smooth top with butter knife or offset metal spatula. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. If desired, decorate each with toasted miniature marshmallows and crushed Golden Grahams cereal.

S'MORES MINI CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch square cake pan; line with parchment paper, allowing a 2-inch overhang. Make the cakes: Whisk flour, wheat germ, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Put butter, brown sugar, and honey into mixer bowl; mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Reduce speed to medium; mix in eggs and vanilla. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined.
• Spread batter into prepared pan; smooth top. Bake until golden brown and a cake tester inserted in center comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool in pan 15 minutes. Lift out; let cool completely on wire rack. Can be stored, wrapped in plastic, up to 1 day.
• Cut out 8 rounds with 2 1/4-inch cutter and 8 rounds with 7/8-inch cutter. Transfer to baking sheet lined with parchment.
• Make the glaze: Put chocolate in a small bowl. Heat cream and corn syrup in a small pan over medium-high heat until just simmering. Pour over chocolate; stir until chocolate has melted. Let cool, stirring occasionally, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Spoon a dollop of glaze over each cake and large marshmallow, spreading so it runs down sides. Stack: large cake, large marshmallow, small cake, mini marshmallow.

S'MORES MINI CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place mini paper baking cup in each of 24 mini muffin cups.
• Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Fill muffin cups two-thirds full. (Cover and refrigerate remaining batter until ready to bake; cool pan 15 minutes before reusing.) Cut each piece of chocolate candy in half; press 1 half into batter in each muffin cup.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until surface of cupcakes appears dry. Cool 5 minutes; remove cupcakes from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely. Repeat with remaining batter and chocolate pieces to make an additional 48 mini cupcakes.
• In medium bowl, mix frosting and marshmallow crème. Frost cupcakes. Place graham crackers in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin. Sprinkle crushed graham crackers over cupcakes.

S'MORES ICEBOX CAKE

Steps:

• Make the pudding according to the package instructions using the cold milk. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whip the heavy cream to soft peaks. Set aside 1 cup for the topping, and then fold the chocolate pudding into the remaining whipped cream. Fold 1 1/2 cups of the marshmallows into this mixture.
• To assemble the cake: On a square serving platter, put down 1 layer of 4 toaster pastries. Top with half of the chocolate-whipped cream filling. Add a second layer of pastries, followed by the remaining chocolate-whipped cream filling. Finish with a third layer of pastries. Top with the reserved 1 cup whipped cream and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup marshmallows. Using a kitchen blowtorch, lightly toast the marshmallows.
• Place the entire cake in the refrigerator and allow to set up at least overnight. Before serving, top with chocolate shavings.

S'MORES CAKE

Steps:

• Make the ganache: Heat the heavy cream, chocolate and salt in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the water), stirring occasionally, until the chocolate melts and the ganache is smooth. Stir in the vanilla. Remove the bowl from the pan and set aside until the ganache is cool and thick but still pourable, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Toss the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and salt in a bowl until combined. Spread out on a baking sheet. Bake, stirring occasionally, until toasted, 8 to 10 minutes; let cool. Assemble the cake as close to serving time as possible: Using a long serrated knife, carefully slice each cake layer in half horizontally. Place 1 cake half on a platter. Using a lightly oiled offset spatula or spoon, spread one-third of the marshmallow cream on top, stopping about 1 inch from the edge (if the marshmallow cream is difficult to spread, microwave 10 to 15 seconds to soften). Sprinkle one-third of the graham cracker mixture over the marshmallow cream. Repeat to make 4 layers, ending with cake; reserve a few tablespoons of the graham cracker mixture for topping. Pour the ganache over the cake, letting it drip down the sides. Sprinkle with the reserved graham cracker mixture. Serve immediately.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat two 9-inch-round cake pans with cooking spray and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
• Whisk the cocoa powder and 1 1/2 cups boiling water in a medium bowl until smooth; set aside. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl until combined. Add the eggs, vegetable oil, sour cream and vanilla and beat with a mixer on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Reduce the mixer speed to low; beat in the cocoa mixture in a steady stream until just combined, then finish mixing with a rubber spatula. (The batter will be thin.)
• Divide the batter between the prepared pans and tap the pans against the counter to help the batter settle. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Transfer to racks and let cool 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the pans and turn the cakes out onto the racks to cool completely. Remove the parchment. Trim the tops of the cakes with a long serrated knife to make them level, if desired.

S'MORES ICEBOX CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Make the ganache: Put the chocolate in a small bowl. Bring 1/2 cup heavy cream to a simmer in a small saucepan; pour over the chocolate and let sit 5 minutes. Stir until smooth; set aside to cool.
• Butter a baking sheet, then arrange 15 marshmallows on the baking sheet and broil until toasted and bubbling, 30 seconds to 1 minute; set aside to cool. Combine 1 cup heavy cream, the cocoa powder and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl and beat with a mixer on medium speed until stiff peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes. Combine the remaining 1 cup heavy cream and the broiled marshmallows in a medium bowl; beat with the mixer on medium speed until stiff peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes. (It's OK if some small pieces of marshmallow remain in the whipped cream.)
• Line a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap, leaving a 4-inch overhang on the long sides. Line the bottom of the pan with a single layer of graham crackers, breaking to fit as needed. Spread with half of the marshmallow whipped cream. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the chocolate ganache, then top with another layer of graham crackers. Spread half of the chocolate whipped cream over the graham crackers, drizzle with 2 tablespoons ganache, then top with a layer of graham crackers. Spread the remaining marshmallow whipped cream on top, drizzle with 2 tablespoons ganache, then top with a layer of graham crackers. Spread the remaining chocolate whipped cream on top, drizzle with 2 tablespoons ganache and top with a final layer of graham crackers.
• Fold the overhanging plastic wrap over the graham crackers and press gently. Refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight. Place the remaining graham crackers (about 1 1/2) in a resealable plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin until finely ground. Set aside. Refrigerate the remaining ganache.
• About 1 hour before serving, preheat the broiler. Warm the reserved ganache in the microwave until pourable. Butter a baking sheet. Cut the remaining 9 marshmallows in half (parallel to the flat sides) and arrange cut-side down on the baking sheet in a tight 3-by-6 rectangle (the marshmallows should be touching). Broil until toasted and bubbling, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Let the marshmallows and ganache cool, about 1 hour.
• Invert the cake onto a platter and discard the plastic wrap. Press the reserved graham cracker crumbs onto the sides of the cake. Pour the ganache on top of the cake and spread in a thin layer, letting some drip down the sides. Remove the toasted marshmallows in one piece from the baking sheet with a large metal spatula and place on top of the cake.

MINI S'MORES CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Line a mini muffin pan with paper wrappers.
• Using a small ice cream scoop or a tablespoon measure, scoop the Devil's Food Cake batter into the prepared pan. (The batter should come halfway to two-thirds the way up the sides of the mini muffin wrappers.)
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, rotating the pan once halfway through, until the centers of the cupcakes spring back to the touch.
• Remove the cupcakes from the oven, let them cool slightly in the pan, then finish cooling them right side up on a wire rack until they reach room temperature.
• Repeat this process to bake the remaining batter, as necessary.
• While the cupcakes are baking and cooling, prepare the Marshmallow Icing, if you have not already done so. Set it aside.
• Once all the cupcakes have cooled to room temperature, fit a pastry bag with a large star tip and fill it with icing. Pipe a star-shape dollop of icing on top of each cupcake (see Filling a Pastry Bag and Piping, page 11). Repeat until all the cupcakes have been iced.
• Once iced, the cupcakes can be kept covered or in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Bring them to room temperature before serving.
• Just before serving, generously sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs across the tops of the iced cupcakes.
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• This recipe will also yield 15 to 18 standard-size cupcakes or a two-layer 6-inch cake, baked accordingly. To make S'mores Cake, ice chocolate cake layers with Marshmallow Icing and gently press graham cracker crumbs against the sides (see Blueberry "Cheesecake," page 123, for instructions on adhering cookie crumbs to the sides of cake).