Camping Recipes
Chocolate Trail Cake
Yield: 10 to 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup cream
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup chopped nuts
- 3/4 cup coconut
- 1 (18.25 ounce) box devil's food cake mix*
Instructions
- Melt all ingredients, except cake mix, in the bottom of a 12 inch Dutch oven.
- Prepare cake mix as directed (use high altitude directions if you are in the mountains); pour batter over hot mixture in warm Dutch oven.
- Cover and bake with medium high heat (350 to 400 degrees F) for about 45 minutes. Use clean knife test to check for doneness.
- While still warm, carefully turn upside-down. Nut and coconut mixture will become the frosting.
Notes
* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 15.25 ounce boxes. To compensate for the volume loss, whisk 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the dry cake mix before proceeding with the recipe.