I have been looking forward to camping so I could try out this campfire recipe. First you cut the tops off of oranges and scoop the guts out with a spoon.
Mix up instant cake mix in your coffee pot. Hah hah. No, only mix it in your coffee pot if you are like me and forget to bring a bowl.
Fill each orange up a little past halfway with the cake mix.
Put the tops back on and wrap the oranges with aluminum foil.
Set the oranges in the campfire coals for about 20 minutes.
The cake bakes right in the oranges and is very moist with a tinge of orange flavor.
I can't imagine cake without frosting so I brought some along to top each cake. I also served up the cake with some of the scooped out orange. Now I'm wondering what other kinds of cakes I could bake inside of oranges!
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I notice that some of the cakes are on the edge of the fire, did you rotate them around while they cooked? Also, do you think you could do this on the grill? I think I try it.
So cute! Have you seen the Coleman app for the iPhone? It looks really cool - you can plan meals. Makes me want to plan a camping trip ;)
Yes, I turned the oranges around, even upside down and rotated their positions.
I gotta go find that Coleman iPhone app!
*drool*
love it! great idea!
That sounds delicious and super easy to make!
I can't wait to show my husband these! He's a Boy Scout leader and they're always looking for new recipes!
I wonder if you could mix some of the orange in the cake batter or the frosting for extra yummy orange flavor.
WOW! I have never seen anything like this...so awesome. If I ever go camping I am SO doing this.
When I was a kid, we did this at Girl Scout Camp with spice cake. So yummy!
These are super yummy with cinnamon rolls inside - top with frosting (obviously!).
This may be dorky of me to say, but this is GENIUS. I may actually try camping just to try this.
SO copying you.....We did baked potatoes when we went camping...LOL...imagine how long it took?! lol.
So much of camping for me really is the food! We did potatoes this trip too. Took about an hour I think. We had to snack while we waited!
Loved the orange cakes idea...
Even at home, in the oven, it would be great, kids would absolutely love it!!!!
I started following your blog in 2001 - you even posted a link to my blog at the time (http://www.ljcfyi.com/2001/10/linkage-i-cant-understand-word-on.html). Then I gave the whole "blogosphere" a break for a couple of years and now I'm back... Great to know you're still around and better everyday!!!!!
Best wishes!
Made this last weekend for our fire pit night with the neighbors...everyone thought the idea was awesome and loved the taste of the cake. It was a hit and something we will do again!
I bookmarked this page months ago and tried out these awesome cakes this weekend. They were fantabulous! Thank you for the recipe. (And I love your blog!)
justjenn - I'm so glad you liked them!
Wow, those look amazing! What a great idea!
What a unique and interesting way to cook at camp.
Thanks so much for sharing this idea! I saw it on Pinterest and it was an intriguing idea. And, by the way, you take great pics!
What a genius idea! And orange and chocolate are heavenly together!
we did this in girl scouts and used white cake mix
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