S'mores Cake

Honestly, I was actually very sad seeing some of this cake going to the waste bin...

I made these for a picnic. They were very delicious when they were freshly baked... Unfortunately, the marshmallows and chocolate toppings melted in the hot sun and lost its appeal to everyone. I had to discard the excess at the end of the picnic as they were too messy to keep.

Apart from the fact that this cake is not very sunny-day-friendly, this cake is actually super easy to make and very delicious to eat. Sad that it wasn't much appreciated for this picnic.

Unfortunately, this cake lost this appeal when it became gooey and messy in the sun...

Here's the recipe from the book, Piece of Cake by Camilla V. Saulsbury
(with my modification in blue)

2 1/2 graham cracker crumbs (about 15 whole crackers)  
(Replaced by McVitie digestive biscuits)
2/3 cup wholewheat flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, melted, slightly cooled
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 180°C
Spray 33cm x 23cm metal baking pan with non-stick baking spray with flour 
(I lined my baking pan with baking paper)

1. In a large bowl, whisk together graham cracker crumbs, whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

2. Add eggs, milk, butter and vanilla to flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until blended.

3. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.

4. Bake in preheat oven for 15 min. Sprinkle evenly with marshmallows.Bake for 8-13 min or until marshmallow puffed and golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. Immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 20 min. and serve warm, or let cool completely, serve at room temperature.

Note: Using half the recipe, I made my cake with 15cm x 26cm loaf pan. I baked it for 20 min at 160°C fan forced st first, then I sprinkled the marshmallows and baked it again with the same temperature for another 15 min. When the cake was removed from the oven, I sprinkled the chocolate chips on top of the warm cake immediately and the chocolate chips melted onto the cake very beautifully. Yummy!

Happy Baking
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