Campfire Chocolate Cake
This campfire chocolate cake is a decadent way to finish off a tasty campfire meal on your next camping trip.
Servings: 6
Calories: 466kcal
Ingredients
- Vegetable shortening, for coating the skillet
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus 2 to 3 tablespoons for coating the skillet
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, divided in half
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons salted sweet cream butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1¾ cups hot water
Instructions
- You will need to allow the campfire to burn down to a nice bed of coals. I would suggest using a grate over the coals to allow for a steady cook surface.
- Heavily coat a 10 to 12-inch cast-iron skillet with vegetable shortening. Dust the pan with 2 to 3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour, and set it aside.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, ¼ cup cocoa powder, granulated sugar, and baking powder.
- In a smaller mixing bowl, whisk together the milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract.
- Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until well incorporated.
- Evenly spread the batter in the bottom of the prepared skillet.
- Evenly sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top of the batter.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk the brown sugar and remaining ¼ cup cocoa powder. Evenly sprinkle the brown sugar mixture over the top of the chocolate chips.
- Carefully pour the hot water over the top of the brown sugar mixture.
- Place the skillet on top of the grate over the hot bed of coals. Allow the cake to cook uncovered for 55 to 60 minutes until the cake has formed a dry top and a bubbly, pudding-like bottom. Drizzle with caramel sundae sauce. Serve while hot.
Notes
- This cake can also be cooked in an oven at home at 350°F for 45 minutes.
- Because temperature can widely differ for a campfire, the cake most definitely needs to be cooked on top of a grate. This will also help with the stability of the cooking surface.
- It is very important to heavily coat the skillet with shortening. The batter will be very sticky.
- Remember anything cooked over the open flame will be hot when removing; cook with care!
Nutrition
Calories: 466kcal | Carbohydrates: 91g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 430mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 67g | Vitamin A: 157IU | Calcium: 136mg | Iron: 3mg