smores cake in mason jars

Want s'more cake? How about you try a smore's cake! I know, sounds delicious right. I was pretty excited when I found this recipe for a smore's cake that had a nice graham crust, a chocolate cake middle and broiled/burnt tasting mallows on top of it all. And how cute that it was in a mason jar so you can see all the layers. Needless to say my anticipation was way more satisfying than the cake when I first tried it. :(

I did make modifications to the original recipe because I wanted a healthier version of the cake. I opted out of the heavy cream, loads of butter and heaps of sugar from the smore's recipe. Instead I made a vegan chocolate mocha cake, but in all honesty I may have flubbed this recipe (adding fractions is a real pain). When I tried the creation for the first time it was not right out the oven, it had been sitting/cooling for hours and only moderately warm when I served it. There in lies the mistake. In case you missed it...the smore's cake needs to be served hot so the cake and the marshmallows are gooey, rather than hard and sticky. The heat really brings out the flavors of chocolate cake. I figured this out when I tried it the next day, refusing to give up on this creation, plus I still had 5 jars full of it in  the fridge. I just microwaved the little cups with sliced bananas on top and enjoyed it so much better this way. I won't be making these again though. I am on to other cakes in jars...like apple struessel cakes. Sometimes you win with a tasty treat, sometimes you win by just having fun making a new creation.