Description
Bake delicious cakes right inside orange peels for a unique camping treat. These campfire orange cakes are a fun and flavorful way to enjoy dessert outdoors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large oranges
- 1 box cake mix (any flavor)
- Ingredients to prepare cake mix (usually water, oil, and eggs)
- Aluminum foil
Instructions
- Preheat your campfire coals.
- Cut the top quarter off each orange.
- Scoop out the pulp from the orange halves, leaving the peel intact.
- Prepare the cake mix according to the box directions.
- Fill each orange half with cake batter, about two-thirds full.
- Place the orange tops back on.
- Wrap each filled orange tightly in aluminum foil.
- Place the foil-wrapped oranges directly into the campfire coals.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until the cake is cooked through. Rotate occasionally for even cooking.
- Carefully remove oranges from coals and let them cool slightly before unwrapping.
- Serve the cake directly from the orange peel.
Notes
- Ensure your orange peels are sturdy enough to hold the batter.
- You can use any cake mix flavor you prefer.
- Adjust baking time based on the heat of your campfire.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 orange cake
- Calories: N/A
- Sugar: N/A
- Sodium: N/A
- Fat: N/A
- Saturated Fat: N/A
- Unsaturated Fat: N/A
- Trans Fat: N/A
- Carbohydrates: N/A
- Fiber: N/A
- Protein: N/A
- Cholesterol: N/A