Chocolate Cake Baked in an Orange

Name: Chocolate Cake Baked in an Orange
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10 single-serving cakes
Ingredients: 10 oranges; 1 recipe chocolate cake batter, prepared in advance (box mix is fine)

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10 single-serving cakes Easy

Total: 45 mins

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10 oranges
1 recipe chocolate cake batter, prepared in advance (box mix is fine)

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Nutritional Information

Calories128
Fat2.88g
Saturated fat1.0g
Trans fat
Carbs25.0g
Fiber3.43g
Sugar12.25g
Protein2.19g
Cholesterol10.44mg
Sodium56.7mg
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Think baking a cake is impossible while camping? Think again. With this recipe you don’t even need cake pans—each cake is baked individually in an orange, infusing the chocolate with citrus flavor. So grab your cake batter and tinfoil and start baking!

This recipe was featured as part of our Step Up the S’more: 7 Ideas for Campfire Treats.

More more creative brownie ideas, see Chowhound’s brownie in a mug recipe.

by Chris Rochelle

Instructions

1Cut the tops off the oranges and scoop out the pulp.
2Fill the oranges three-quarters of the way with the chocolate cake batter (or cake mix) of your choice, then put the orange tops back on and wrap each orange in aluminum foil.
3Place directly onto the smoldering coals of the campfire, avoiding any intense flames, and cook for about 30 minutes, turning once or twice.

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