So moist and tender, this smores coffee cake is filled with chocolate chips and topped with a layer of ooey gooey toasted marshmallows.
Looking for a sweet treat to get you though the day or put a little magic in your afternoon? Have some coffee cake!
I always wanted to know where does the name coffee cake comes from. Almost all the coffee cake don’t have any coffee in them.
Is it called coffee cake because it pairs well with coffee? Don’t get me wrong …. cake is cake and I’ll eat it wherever and whenever I can with or without a cup of coffee.
This smores coffee cake doesn’t need a cup of coffee. Of course, you can have one, but you’ll be too busy reaching out for a second piece of cake, you’ll forget all about the coffee.
Just look at this cake! You know I’m right!
This smores coffee cake is a breeze to make. Just like most of the cakes, you start by mixing the butter with the sugar. Grapeseed oil is also mixed in.
If you do not have grapeseed oil, canola or vegetable oil can be used instead. I love using grapeseed in my baking. Since it’s odorless I can add it to lots of baked goods like in this peach pie cake or these chocolate glazed donuts .
Another must ingredient in this coffee cake is the greek yogurt. It brings moisture to the cake making it so soft and tender. I have tried this recipe with sour cream and although it turned out great too, I prefer the greek yogurt version.
For the ooey gooey marshmallow topping, I used big marshmallows and cut them in half. Once the cake was fully baked, arranged the marshmallows over it and placed it for a couple of seconds under the broiler.
At this point, you have to watch the cake very carefully. Marshmallows toast very quickly under the broiler. It takes less than 1 minutes to have all the marshmallows puffed and golden brown.
If your oven does not have a broiler, you can remove the cake from the oven when it’s almost done, top it with marshmallows and continue to bake for an additional 5 minutes.
To cut the cake is a little tricky. The gooey marshmallows stick to the knife so it’s best to clean the knife’s blade after each cut.
Looking for other s’mores recipes? Scroll to the bottom of this post! A handful of very talented bloggers will be sharing s’mores recipes all week long!
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Happy baking,
Roxana
This sounds incredible!
Look at that marshmallowy top, love it! 🙂
Roxana this looks amazing!!!
Coffee cake, marshmallow cake, old leather shoe–Roxana, you can call this cake ANYTHING YOU WANT and I will devour it!
Oh Roxana! You sure out did yourself with this one. I am with you I love coffee cake but don’t know why it is called that. I would take it any time of day with or without coffee. Lovin’ this S’mores version so much!!
Hi Roxana, your cake looks nice, especially with chocolate chips in! Will have to have a go at making it. 🙂
The coffee cake that I’ve made and eaten has coffee in the sponge and icing (you add it to the mixture). You can taste the coffee when you eat it. I’m from the UK though, maybe it’s different in America? 🙂 I bet your cake is nice with coffee anyway! 🙂
Yes I always get confused as to why Americans call cake ‘coffee cake’ when it has no coffee in it!
In the UK and the rest of Europe it is a specific flavour of cake!
coffee cake, in s’more version, where do I sign up, I’ll even bring the coffee
Oh wow, this is so gorgeous and gooey! Plain coffee cake isn’t gonna cut it anymore 🙂
Wow, this cake looks incredible! Love that puffy marshmallow topping!
The toasted marshmallows on top just seal the deal! I love this recipe!
MMMMMMM So yummy! And simple to make! Thank you for sharing this. I will never look at coffee cake the same way again!
these look AMAZING.. too many smores recipes im seeing this week! definitely inspired to go out and create this recipe right now.
Wow Roxana!
These look amazing!!
I can’t wait to try your recipe.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Have a great weekend,
Suzanne
Amazing, so good, and yummy looking! I love anything smores, just a great combination! 🙂
Saying hello from best of the weekend and this just might be it! 🙂
Cathy
YUM! That sounds so good! Thanks for sharing!
Oh my. How amazing does this look!!!
What a fun coffee cake!
Wow this cake looks amazing!!! It looks so moist and delicious, and I love how you incorporated the s’mores flavors! Looks like the perfect summer dessert!!! YUM!!!
I think I may need to up my coffee intake so I can eat more of this cake!
Ahh…this looks amazing. Love smores in a cake. Pinned!
Outrageous! I’ve got to make this for my morning coffee!
This looks so delicious, Roxanna! I need to add chocolate and marshmallow to my coffee cake ASAP!
This recipe sounds delightfully sinful! One question…I don’t have an 11″ X 7″ pan. Is there another pan size yoy would recommend?
Hi Georgia,
You could try a 9X9″ pan instead.
this sounds like just what I need for a get together tomorrow
is it better served warm or cold . thanks foe sharing
Love smores and in coffee cake a must try! Pinned!
I can’t wait to try this. I love s’more, and I love coffee cake so you could not go wrong with this recipe. Thank you for sharing .
I don’t have a 11×7 pan. Would 8×8 work?
Hi Alyssa,
It will work. The cake will be a little thicker and it will require a few more minutes in the oven.
Perfect! In the oven now! I hope it turns out!
Is there anything I can sub for grape seed oil?
Hi Jody,
you can use vegetable oil.
Looks yummy. What kind of chocolate did you drizzle on top of the marshmallows?
Hi Debbie,
It’s just melted chocolate. You can use semisweet or dark, whatever you prefer.
My favorite is the 60% one.
Looking for ideas to make for my daughter’s wedding shower. Since she is not a cake person, I was seeking alternatives to a “shower cake” to create a dessert table of flavors she loves and S’mores are #1 on her list. Can I double this and make a 13 x 9 sheet?
Hi Donna,
yes, you can double the recipe and bake it into a 13X9″ cake pan (not a jelly roll pan)
looks awesome! I can’t wait to make this! Did you use plain or vanilla Greek yogurt?
Hi Sara,
I usually buy plain greek yogurt. If you have vanilla greek yogurt, you may use that one, as long as you’re using a greek yogurt since it’s thicker than regular one.
Roxana
This was fabulous!!!! I made these as cupcakes (your hint about the marshmallows not cutting easy gave me the idea) and packaged them up as Teacher Treats for my sons’ school. Since I doubled the recipe I also had enough to make a small pan for at home (and they cut just fine 🙂 ) Thanks for such a deliciously easy recipe!!!
Can vegetable oil be used instead of grape seed oil!
Yes, of course!