Description
Layer a graham cracker crust with chocolate cake, homemade marshmallow fluff, and rich chocolate ganache for the ultimate in cake cravings.
Ingredients
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Graham Cracker Crust
- 1½ cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Marshmallow Fluff
- 3 egg whites
- Pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ⅓ cup water
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Cake
- 1¾ cups granulated sugar
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 cup cocoa
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup milk
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
Whipped Ganache
- 16 ounces semi-sweet/bittersweet chocolate
- 8 ounces heavy cream
- 3 ounces salted butter, room temperature
Instructions
Make the Graham Cracker Crust:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Mix graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, sugar, and cinnamon until well blended. Press the mixture an 8-inch cake pan.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow to cool before turning out onto a flat surface.
Make the Marshmallow Fluff:
- Place the egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Ensure the mixing bowl and whisk are completely grease-free.
- Place the water, sugar, and corn syrup in a medium saucepan. Over low heat, stir to combine and let the sugar dissolve. Do not let this mix simmer until the sugar has dissolved.
- Insert a candy thermometer into the pot and heat over medium heat. Do not stir from this point on, as crystals will form.
- Simmer this mixture until it reaches 240°F on a candy thermometer and remove from the heat.
- Turn on the stand mixer to medium/high speed and whip the egg whites to soft peaks, approximately 3 to 4 minutes.
- Turn the mixer to low speed and very slowly and carefully pour the sugar syrup into the whites in a thin, steady stream (if your sugar mix has firmed up, pop it back on the heat to make it liquid again).
- Once all the syrup is in, set the mixer to medium/high and continue whipping for 6 to 8 minutes.
- Add in the vanilla and whip until the fluff mixture has cooled.
Make the Chocolate Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 8-inch round pans.
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add eggs, milk, oil, mayonnaise, and vanilla. Beat the mixture at medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin).
- Pour the batter into the prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pans, then remove to wire racks and cool completely.
Make the Whipped Ganache:
- Place the chocolate in a large microwave-proof bowl and set aside.
- Pour the heavy cream into a saucepan and heat over medium heat until scalding.
- Pour the cream over the chocolate and shake the bowl slightly to submerge the chocolate.
- Leave at room temperature for 5 minutes. Then stir the cream and chocolate until smooth and creamy. If a few chunks of chocolate remain, microwave for 20 seconds, then stir until smooth.
- Let cool to room temperature or overnight before adding the softened butter and whipping for 1 minute, until light and fluffy.
Assemble the Cake:
- Place a dab of chocolate ganache onto an 8-inch cake board and then place the graham cracker crust on top. Cover the graham cracker crust with a layer of chocolate ganache.
- Torte each 8-inch cake into 2 even layers, removing the domes. Place 1 layer of cake onto the graham cracker layer and cover with an even layer of fluff.
- Add another layer of cake and cover with an even layer of ganache.
- Add a third layer of cake and cover with a layer of fluff.
- Add your final layer of cake and crumb-coat the whole cake with ganache.
- Refrigerate until firm, then cover the cake with a final layer of ganache.
- To serve, cover with marshmallows and carefully blowtorch until slightly toasted.
- Category: Dessert