Best S’mores Cake Recipe (Chocolate Marshmallow Poke Cake)
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Smores Cake combines the classic campfire flavors into an incredible baked dessert. With your favorite box mix and a handful of ingredients, make a gooey marshmallow chocolate poke cake today!
My favorite part of this delicious cake is the toasted marshmallows on top.
This amazing cake is so much fun to make and is the perfect way to create an entire cake for any s’mores lover.
You’ll love the flavor of the top of the cake, as well as the tender layers of chocolate cake.
The mini marshmallows add a fun texture to the whole thing, creating the ultimate s’mores cake.
The next time that you’re looking for a fun cake for special occasions, make this s’mores cake recipe! It would also be perfect for National S’mores Day!
Smores Cake
Make an incredibly moist and scrumptious s’mores cake with box mix and marshmallow topping, plus all your favorite s’mores fixings scattered on top!
This smores poke cake recipe comes together in under an hour for a decadent dessert that will please guests of all ages.
Want s’more flavor without using your oven? You will love these campfire cones or air fryer hand pies. They’re ooey, gooey, and ready in minutes.
Check out my other poke cake recipes too! There’s something to satisfy your taste buds no matter what flavors you are craving.
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
- Box Mix – Making s’mores cake with box mix saves time and guarantees fantastic results! I prefer Betty Crocker cake mix, but feel free to use your favorite.
- Hershey Bars – Replace these with your favorite chocolate candy for different flavor combinations.
Reeses cups, Rolos, and Andes mints are popular choices, but you could even chop up some Snickers or Twix if you want! - Graham Crackers – I wouldn’t recommend using crumbs for smores cake, so break these up by hand or do a rough smash with a rolling pin.
Nilla Wafers or Biscoff cookies would also taste delicious, or try crushed potato chips for a salty twist.
If you don’t want toasted marshmallows on top, you can use other toppings like sweet marshmallow buttercream frosting, vanilla buttercream, chocolate buttercream, marshmallow fluff buttercream, marshmallow frosting, hot fudge, powdered sugar, or even just a chocolate ganache drip.
You can even top it with chocolate chips and graham cracker crumbs! Whatever best way you want to make these chocolate cake layers, do so!
The fun part about making this cake s’mores layer cake is that it can be a unique birthday cake or a moist chocolate cake for any time that sweet craving hits.
How To Make S’mores Poke Cake
- Bake: Prepare your favorite chocolate box mix according to the directions, then bake. Allow it to cool for about 20 to 30 minutes before continuing.
- Poke: Create evenly spaced holes that are large enough to absorb the filling, but not so large that they affect the overall structure.
The rounded end of a wooden spoon, a large straw, or the wide end of a chopstick will create a good size. - Fill: Pour the warmed topping evenly over the cake, letting it soak into every hole.
- Top: Sprinkle the remaining ingredients along the top and place under the broiler until toasty and melted.
Serve smores poke cake fresh out of the oven for best results.
Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.
Be sure to cover your marshmallow chocolate poke cake tightly with plastic wrap or a lid so it doesn’t dry out.
Marshmallow Chocolate Poke Cake FAQ
While it’s certainly easier, it’s not required! Feel free to make this s’mores poke cake recipe with your favorite homemade chocolate cake recipe instead — it needs to make enough for 2 round pans or one 9×13 pan.
It’s a spoonable sauce that tastes just like melted marshmallows. It comes in a jar and is typically located with the ice cream toppings.
If your store doesn’t carry it, you can find it online or make a substitute at home.
Combine marshmallow creme or fluff with 1 to 2 tablespoons of water and microwave for about a minute. This should create the perfect consistency for pouring over the s’mores poke cake.
While it’s best served immediately, you can prepare smores poke cake the night before and keep it covered in the refrigerator if needed. Smores cake tastes just fine cold, or you can warm individual slices in the microwave.
I do recommend that the first time you make it, you follow the steps on the recipe card!
Enjoy!
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Best S’mores Cake Recipe (Chocolate Marshmallow Poke Cake)
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- egg, water, and oil, per direction on box
- 2 jars marshmallow topping
- 2 Hershey bars, broken into pieces
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- 4 graham crackers, broken into pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 9×13 inch pan with nonstick spray.
- Prepare the cake mix per the directions on the box and bake following the directions.
- Allow the cake to cool.
- Poke the cake all over using the back of a thin wooden spoon or a chopstick.
- Warm the marshmallow topping in the microwave for 1 minute, pour the topping over the cake, making sure to coat the cake evenly.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the chocolate, marshmallows, and graham crackers, stir until combined.
- Evenly sprinkle the marshmallow mixture over the top of the cake.
- Place the pan under the broiler for 30 seconds to 1 minute until the marshmallows are golden brown.
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe’s nutritional value will vary depending on the ingredients used, measuring methods, and portion sizes.
Originally published May 2021, updated and republished June 2024
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The combination of the smores flavor with the cake texture is awesome. I wish I had tried making something like this before!
omg this Chocolate and Marshmallow Smores Cake is out-of-this-world DELICIOUS! 😍 So easy to make and the flavors are just heavenly. Thanks, Donna and Chad, for another incredible recipe!
Hi Harmony!
We’re so glad that you enjoyed!
TSRI Team Member,
Devlyn