More Campfire Cake (Part 3)

(Please be sure to see the beautiful upside down cake featured in part 1 of today's three posts.)

Here is just one example of the great individual orange cakes we made. I was lucky to finally get a picture since we started eating them and almost forgot the picture for historical and reference use. They over-flowed the oranges somewhat but smelled and tasted delicious.

Because I didn't want to waste the leftover cake batter, I decided to experiment using wax paper cups, a pan with water and a tent of aluminum foil. Amazingly enough, my experiment worked. The hypothesis was that the water bath would protect the cups from scorching during the baking process and the tent would help trap moisture and keep out campfire fumes. The cakes baked up in the cups and tasted average even if their appearance leaves something to be desired.

Again, if you want to see something edible-looking than be sure to see the picture of the pineapple upside down cake further down on the post of delicious dutch oven dinners #5 before the campfire cooking.

Campfire Cooking (Part 2)

We're reading Inkheart by Cornelia Funke as we wait for our foil dinners to cook in the hot coals next to the fire.First you place chopped veggies on the foil sheet, topped by a hamburger patty, then sprinkle on beef stew seasoning and finally top with more veggies. I actually think the taste is a bit better when you are willing to mix the seasoning into the meat but sprinkling it on top is easier when camping. Fold over the foil and roll to seal. Cook in the coals for about 15-20 minutes or until the meat is not longer pink and tests done.