San Francisco chocolatier Michael Recchiuti prepared the gooey marshmallow topping for this exquisite chocolate cake on a porch at Prather Ranch using just a hot plate and a hand-cranked beater. Recchiuti decorated the marshmallow with shards of his own graham crackers, but store-bought ones work just fine.
Every year you say you'll cook with a pumpkin the kids picked from the patch. This is your year. This unscary recipe cooks up moist and spiced with the flavors of the season.
