CampRecipes Classic Archive
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Original Date: 2001-02-20
Serves: 5-6
Prep Time: 1-30m
Difficulty: easy
Backpacking: No
Ingredients
- 1 box Jiffy yellow cake mix–8 oz.
- 6 large thick-skinned oranges
- heavy foil
- water
Instructions
Slice 2 inches in diameter from oranges and save. Remove orange from shell being careful not to damage shell.
Prepare cake mix per instructions. Fill each orange shell half full of cake mix. Replace top and wrap in foil.
Bake in hot coals or on grill about 20 minutes, turning often.
I use this as a breakfast treat when camping. We eat the oranges out of the shell with a spoon, then when the cakes are done you may eat them with a spoon or peel your orange and have a hot orange cake.
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