15 Mashup Desserts to Make at Home

From s'mores cake to brownie-encased Oreos, these are the best of the best dessert mashup recipes on the Internet.

Alexis Deboschnek

It’s no secret that we love breakfast. Come to think of it, we’re equally crazy about lunch and dinner, too. But at this most decadent time of year, it’s time to honor dessert properly (i.e., by making and eating way too much of it).

Who doesn’t love s’mores, or rich gooey chocolate cake? What about the two together? What about Oreo and peanut butter encased in brownies? Behold, the dessert mashup. We’ve scoured the web in search of recipes that have combined some of our favorite desserts into deliciously over-the-top confections. From a candy studded cake to hybrid cookie donuts, this list has you covered.

Click through to see 15 of the best dessert mashups, sure to satisfy even the most unhinged sweet tooth.

S'mores Cake

Recipe: Alana Bread Baking goddess Christina Tosi is the mastermind behind this over-the-top cake, putting all s’mores mashups to shame. Rich layers of intensely chocolate cake are stacked with milk crumbs, malt fudge sauce, and a myriad of marshmallows. Sure, it may take two days to make, but the result is well worth it.
Samoa Baked Donuts

Recipe: Top With Cinnamon These everyday doughnuts get the Girl Scout treatment, samoa style. The top half of the doughnuts are covered in caramel and toasted coconut, before being dipped in chocolate—then drizzled with even more chocolate.
Oreo and Peanut Butter Brownie Cakes

Recipe: Recipe Snobs Chocolate and peanut are arguably one of the best combinations, but this ridiculously easy dessert proves that they can be even better bedfellows than you imagined. Oreos are sandwiched together with peanut butter and are then enveloped in brownie mix and baked for a bite-size chocolate bomb.
Strawberry Pie Cake

Recipe: Food Network For those who can’t decide the age-old question—which is better cake or pie?—this dessert is for you. From the outside it looks like a regular ol’ strawberry pie, but as soon as you cut into it, all the cakey goodness will be revealed.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

Recipe: Cake Time This sky-high cookie cake (ten massive cookies, to be precise) is everything you’ve ever dreamed of. Each chocolate chip cookie is coated with a thin layer of Nutella and mascarpone, and the final product is topped with additional chocolate chips.
Eggnog Coconut Macaroons

Recipe: Food For My Family Not everyone is a fan of eggnog, but these eggnog coconut macaroons have all the right flavors. Heaping scoops of shredded coconut are spiced with nutmeg, cinnamon, and bourbon.
Ombre Whopper Cake

Recipe: WhipperBerry This classic chocolate cake gets studded with one of moviegoers' favorite candies:Whoppers. Don’t have gold food paint on your hands? No problem. This cake will be equally impressive without the ombre effect.
Eggnog Cinnamon Rolls

Recipe: Half Baked Harvest Traditional cinnamon buns these are not. Before baking, the dough is rolled up in cinnamon, sugar, and white chocolate chips, resulting in an extra-gooey aftermath. After they’re out of the oven, the rolls are drenched with an eggnog-infused frosting.
Chocolate Gingerbread Macarons

Recipe: Life's a Feast Not a mashup per say, but this combination is worthy enough to get a nod of recognition for creativity. 2012’s favorite treat, the macaron, is transformed with gingerbread-chocolate shells and a rich chocolate ganache. The result is a festive take on this delicate dessert.
Nutella Crepe Cake

Recipe: Souvlaki For the Soul This cake marries two of the best meals; breakfast and dessert. Or dessert and dessert, depending on where you come from. Paper-thin crepes are layered between nutella spiked whipped cream, then generously drenched in dark chocolate, for a picture-perfect finale.
Candy Cane Cake

Recipe: Vanilla Bean Blog Instead of letting candy canes become stale and sticky in their wrappers, make a cake. This chocolate cake is made with freshly brewed coffee and ample cocoa powder, while the pink tinted icing gets a boost from mint extract. To top it off, crushed candy canes are sprinkled on top of the icing.
Red Velvet Bundt Cake

Recipe: Food and Cook What is better than red velvet cake? Red velvet cake baked into a bundt cake. Due to its form, the icing is saved for the side, so make sure to take an ample spoonful.
Gingerbread Cheesecake

Recipe: Ty Life For as long as the classic cheesecake has been around, there have been numerous variations that have spawned in its wake. Instead of a crushed graham cracker crust, this cheesecake sits on a layer of spiced gingerbread. The cheesecake itself is sweetened with honey and glazed with spicy melted chocolate.
Ice Cream S’more Waffle

Recipe: Tasting Table S’mores are delicious on their own, but this tricked-out version is on a whole other level. Waffles get slathered with Nutella, topped with mini marshmallows, then broiled in the oven for that just-out-of-the-campfire flavor. The final touch is a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Gingerbread Spiced Marshmallows

Recipe: Joy the Baker These marshmallows are a far cry from the Kraft Jet Puffed confections of your childhood camping trips. Before getting dipped in chocolate and crushed gingersnap cookies, they are spiced with vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Eat them solo, or add them to hot chocolate for a ridiculously decadent drink.

15 Mashup Desserts to Make at Home

S'mores Cake

Samoa Baked Donuts

Oreo and Peanut Butter Brownie Cakes

Strawberry Pie Cake

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

Eggnog Coconut Macaroons

Ombre Whopper Cake

Eggnog Cinnamon Rolls

Chocolate Gingerbread Macarons

Nutella Crepe Cake

Candy Cane Cake

Red Velvet Bundt Cake

Gingerbread Cheesecake

Ice Cream S’more Waffle

Gingerbread Spiced Marshmallows

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