Chocolate Cake in an Orange Peel

easy camping dessert hack to make cake, muffins and brownies in an orange over the campfire

Chocolate Cake in an Orange Peel

Bake these mini chocolate cakes right over the campfire inside of an orange peel. Mixing up the batter is SO easy with this homemade chocolate cake dry mix.

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Course: Dessert

Keyword: chocolate, dessert, foil packet

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 15

Servings:

Calories: 593kcal

Ingredients

5 navel oranges, set aside one extra in case there's extra batter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup chocolate chips, your choice of white, dark, semi-sweet
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup oil

Instructions

Mix the Dry Ingredients

Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder and baking powder and stir or shake to combine. (I like to combine the ingredients in a 1 quart mason jar and shake to combine. Then, I pack this jar with all the other camping food.)

Prepare the Orange Cakes

Cut the top part of each orange off. Set the top aside (it will be used later as the lid.)
Use a spoon to remove the orange segments from the peel, being careful not to puncture through the peel in any areas.
Add milk and oil to the mason jar with the dry cake mix. Place the top back on and shake the jar to incorporate the wet and dry ingredients together. (If needed, use a spoon or spatula to mix in any dry pockets.)
Fill each orange with the batter, no more than halfway full. Add chocolate chips to each orange.
Place the orange lid back on top and wrap the orange up in aluminum foil. Be sure to keep the top of the orange facing up the whole time.
Set the orange (top side up) into the campfire coals or on top of a few pieces of charcoal. Rotate the orange every few minutes for even cooking.
Cook times will vary, but they should take approximately 15 minutes. Check after 10 minutes to gauge how much longer is needed.

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