Graham Cracker Cake Recipes

GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare Cream Filling. Cover and chill as directed.
• Allow egg yolks and egg whites to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, line two 8×1 1/2-inch round baking pans with waxed paper; grease and flour pans.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl stir together the graham crackers, flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat the shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed about 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until well combined. Add egg yolks; beat until combined. Alternately add the flour mixture and the milk, beating on low to medium speed after each addition just until combined. Stir in nuts.
• Thoroughly wash the beaters. Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight). Gently fold egg whites into the batter. Spread batter into the prepared pans. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool cakes completely on the racks.
• Place a cake layer, bottom side up, on a serving plate. Spread chilled Cream Filling on top of cake to within 1/4 inch of edge. Top with second cake layer, bottom side down. Spread sides and top with Brown Sugar 7-Minute Frosting. Cover; chill until serving time. If desired, top with additional graham crackers. Makes 12 servings. Cream Filling
• In a medium saucepan combine sugar, flour, and salt. Stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Gradually stir about 1/2 cup of the hot milk mixture into egg yolks. Pour milk and egg mixture into saucepan. Bring mixture to a gentle boil. Reduce heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour into a bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Chill thoroughly. Brown Sugar 7-Minute Frosting
• In the top of a double boiler combine brown sugar, water, egg white, and cream of tartar or corn syrup. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Place over boiling water (upper pan should not touch water). Cook, beating constantly with the electric mixer on high speed, about 7 minutes or until frosting forms stiff peaks (tips stand straight) and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the mixture registers 160 degrees F. Remove from heat; add vanilla. Beat 2 to 3 minutes more or until frosting is of spreading consistency.

GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and line with parchment two 9 inch round pans.
• Combine the crumbs, 1/2 cup pecans, flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and the light brown sugar until fluffy. Slowly beat in the egg yolks, one at a time. Stir in the vanilla. Alternately add the milk and the crumb mixture while beating on low.
• Beat the egg whites in a bowl until foamy. Add the sugar slowly, and beat to soft peaks. Fold into the crumb batter, and pour into the pans.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool in the pans on a rack about 10 minutes, then invert and cool completely.
• To Make Frosting: In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the 2 tablespoon sugar until it turns golden. Remove from heat, and add 4 tablespoons of the butter; swirl. Whisk in the dark brown sugar, and place back on the heat. Bring to a boil, stirring all the time. Add the cream, and bring back to a boil. Boil 1 minute, and remove caramel from heat.
• Place the confectioners' sugar in a large bowl, and mixing on medium speed, slowly drizzle in the caramel. Beat until the bottom of the bowl is just barely warm, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining 1 1/4 cups butter, 1 tablespoon at a time. Beat until smooth, and chill frosting until ready to ice the cake. Frost the cake, and press the pecans into the sides.

GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE (NO BAKE, 5 INGREDIENTS)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whip the chilled heavy cream with 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
• In another bowl, mix the sour cream with the remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Gently fold the whipped cream into the sour cream mixture until combined. Add more sugar if you have a sweeter taste preference.
• Spread about 1 1/2 cups of the frosting to cover the bottom of a 9 X 13 inch pan. Top with a layer of graham crackers, breaking the crackers as necessary, so the crackers fit like a puzzle in a single even layer. Top with more frosting, about 2 cups (it doesn't have to be exact), spreading the frosting to cover the graham crackers.
• You should have these layers in the end: 1 1/2 cups frosting, graham crackers, 2 cups frosting, graham crackers, 2 cups frosting, graham crackers, remaining frosting.
• Grate a chocolate bar on top of the last layer of frosting.
• Chill the cake in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours, or overnight before serving. You can make the cake up to 2 days in advance.

DELICATE GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Blend cracker crumbs, flour and baking powder in small bowl; set aside.
• Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Alternately add flour mixture and milk, beating well after each addition. Divide batter into 2 well-greased 8-inch round cake pans.
• Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack 15 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire rack. Frost cake.

GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE

Steps:

• Mix sugar, melted margarine, and pineapple.
• Add the finely crushed graham crackers to the mixture until thick enough to spread (fairly thick).
• Place a layer of the whole graham crackers on a serving/cake plate.
• (You're going to build up layers to form a cake, similar in size and shape of a 1/4 sheet cake).
• Spread a layer of the mixture on the whole cracker layer.
• Put a layer of whole crackers on the mixture.
• Keep alternating layers of the mixture and the whole crackers until you have a desireable size and shape.
• "Frost"top and sides with remaining mixture.
• Best when made the day before, so that the graham crackers can get kind of soft and the flavors can combine.
• Can be refrigerated or just covered.

GRAHAM CRACKER ÉCLAIR 'CAKE'

Steps:

• Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Let stand 5 min. Meanwhile, cover bottom of 8-inch square pan with graham squares, overlapping as needed to form even layer.
• Stir COOL WHIP into pudding; spread half over graham squares in pan. Cover with 10 of the remaining graham squares. Repeat layers of pudding mixture and graham squares.
• Refrigerate 3 hours. Spread with BAKER'S ONE BOWL Chocolate Frosting.

GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Put the graham crackers in a brown paper bag, and smash them up. Squish and pound vigorously. Sitting on the bag insures very fine crumbs. You should end up with about 2 cups.
• Melt the butter in a large pan over low heat. Stir the eggs and honey in a bowl with the melted butter.
• In another bowl mix the graham cracker crumbs, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Pour half the graham cracker mixture into the honey mixture and stir well. Add the milk to the honey mixture, and stir again. Add the rest of the crumbs, and mix well.
• Grease a 9-inch square baking pan, and pour in the batter. Bake for 20 minutes or until the cake is nicely browned.

QUICK GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE

Steps:

• Set aside 2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs. In a large bowl, beat the remaining crumbs, cake mix, sugar, water, egg whites and oil for 2 minutes. , Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. layer pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand a few minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , Cut each cake horizontally into two layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate. Spread whipped cream between layers and frost entire cake. Sprinkle reserved graham cracker crumbs on top. Refrigerate until serving time.

GRAHAM CRACKER (COFFEE) CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; grease an 8 inch round cake pan and set aside.
• Crumb mixture: Crush enough graham crackers to have 3/4 cup. Combine all crumb mix ingredients and stir until well blended.
• Cake: Cream softened butter and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy.
• Beat in vanilla and lemon peel; set aside.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, and baking powder in medium bowl. Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately to the sugar mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Spoon half of the batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly.
• Sprinkle 2/3 of crumb mixture evenly over batter. Spoon remaining batter over crumbs and top with remaining crumb mixture.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Let cool 10 minutes before removing from pan.