It turns out that s'mores are an American treat that has not made it across the pond. In fact - over here we can't buy graham crackers or Hershey's chocolate bars, and even big marshmallows are hard to find. So when I got my
Smitten Kitchen Cookbook this fall, I was pretty excited to find a recipe for a s'more cake inside! I made it last fall with some imported graham crackers, and it was pretty delicious, but I thought it might be even better in bite size form. And while the frosting was delicious and super fun to toast with a blow torch, it didn't really taste like marshmallow to me. Below I've adapted the recipe to be made into mini cupcakes, with British ingredients - ie I've replaced graham crackers with digestive biscuits.
I'll admit this cupcakes don't quite taste like s'mores, but they are delicious and cute! And with the little bit of extra frosting, I recommend making a British homemade s'more in the process - layer up a digestive biscuit with some chocolate, pipe on some of the leftover marshmallow frosting, and torch it up.
Note - the frosting recipe below does require a candy thermometer. If you want an easier approach - just buy a jar of fluff - I've heard you can find it at Tescos here.
