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
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus 2 to 3 tablespoons for coating the skillet
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
- 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
- Vegetable shortening, for coating the skillet
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 about 40-45 minutes until the top of the cake is mostly dry with a bubbly, pudding-like bottom. Let the cake rest for 5 minutes then drizzle with caramel sundae sauce and serve.
Notes
- This cake can also be cooked in an oven at home at 350°F for 45 minutes or on the grill for about 40-45 minutes. If using a grill, place the skillet over medium low heat and keep the lid open. If your grill has multiple burners, the other burners can be on high to keep the overall temperature of the grill hot while keeping the direct heat lower so the bottom of the cake does not burn.
- 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
