Best Ever Chocolate Cake Recipe
Need a great camping dessert recipe? This Chocolate Cake is made in the Dutch oven and is magnificent!
Scroll down for the recipe.
This recipe was a test. We wanted to see if it would cook properly, and it turned out that this chocolate cake was just about the best we’d ever had.
We were skeptical because the brownies we tried before this attempt in the Dutch oven didn’t turn out very well. We have tested a few times and finally came up with successful Dutch Oven Brownies.
I knew we had to add something to the chocolate cake mix. Mini marshmallows and chocolate chips came to mind. They gave this cake a gooey wow factor.
We will be making this again. We will also make Dutch Oven Reece’s Peanut Butter Cup Cake too.
While we make this in a Dutch oven, I think it would turn out just as well in a regular oven.
Best Chocolate Cake Recipe
This cake is super easy to make from very simple ingredients.
I love taking cake mixes and adding to them to make it into something sensational.
Easy Directions at the bottom of the post.
Like with any Dutch oven recipes, you start by prepping hot coals for cooking.
We highly recommend that you use a charcoal chimney for this.
Dutch Oven Cake
Doesn’t that look amazing? Look at the height of that cake! It was several inches tall.
The chocolate cake was so moist. We loved the gooey spots where the chocolate chips and marshmallows were. As you can see from the comments below, this is a popular recipe with several Boy Scout troops! You do not have to be a scout to enjoy this moist dessert!
We devoured the cake quickly. It was divine!!!
Have you ever made a cake in the Dutch oven?
More Great Dutch Oven Cake Recipes
Cherry Chocolate Lava Cake
Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake
Pumpkin Pie Cake
Caramel Apple Monkey Bread
Classic Dump Cake
Best Ever Chocolate Cake Recipe
This recipes is for the best chocolate cake ever that is great for camping.
Ingredients
- Devil's Food Cake Mix
- Can of Lemon-Lime Soda
- Mini Marshmallows
- Chocolate Chips
Instructions
Create hot coals for the dutch oven.- Line the dutch oven with foil and spray with cooking spray.
- Mix the cake mix and soda together.
- Fold the chocolate chips and mini marshmallows into the batter.
- We used about a half a bag of chips and about a 1/3 a bag of the marshmallows.
- Spread the batter into the dutch oven.
- Place lid on dutch oven, cover with coals, and bake for 24-30 minutes depending on your heat.
- Use your nose to determine when it's baked. We pulled it out at 29 minutes.
- Time will vary depending on the size of your dutch oven and heat of the coals.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 195Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 322mgCarbohydrates: 42gFiber: 1gSugar: 24gProtein: 2g
Do you use the whole can of soda?
Yes, we did.
We forgot the soda! What else can I use, we are out camping away from any stores “:(
Oh no! I hope you found someone to borrow from. Anything carbonated will work, well, except beer would be WEIRD! lol
Fantastic camp cake, smothered in whipped cream. Best ever.
Can you make this in a regular oven?
Yes in a 350 degree oven.
Looks delicious. How many chocolate chips? How many mini marshmallows? 1 cup each?
We used about half of a bag of each, which is about a cup. We have also made it with the entire bag of chocolate chips and it turned out great!
why use aluminum foil? Does parchment paper work?
Yes, parchment is even better! We made it with foil so LONG ago!
Good morning,
How many grams of the cake mix is used?. I can’t find this make of cake mix, will any chocolate cake mix do
432 grams. Yes, it does not need to be a devil’s food chocolate cake mix.
How many coals do you place on top of the lid and underneath the cast iron dutch oven? Other recipes I find are very specific about the number of coals to use. We made this last weekend on a campout and I used 14 on top and 10 on the bottom, only because another similar dessert recipe called for that. Our dessert had no detectable marshmallows or chocolate chips in the cake in spite of having added them. Next time, I will add the marshmallows and chocolate chips as instructed, and also add some on top just a few minutes before it is done cooking. It was a hit, which was no surprise! Who doesn’t love chocolate?!
We typically put 12-14 on top and 8-10 underneath. There are times we make this and we don’t see the chips & mallows, and other times we do. Seems to depend on the weather and hotness of the coals. Enjoy!
Why do you use sod instead of water? Does it matter what kind? I noticed in another recipe you said a dark soda.
The carbonation in the soda helps it rise. Any kind should work.
Do I add all ingredients on cake mix package as well?
No eggs, oil, or water!
Do I add ingredients that are on the package as well?
No. Just the ingredients in this recipe.
I won my scout troops iron chef competition with this
CONGRATULATIONS!
I love this recipe. It is very popular and famous in my Boy Scout Troop (whenever I say I will make a cake in the dutch oven everyone says “oh ya that cake is the best”). Thanks for the recipe to the cake.
Eshaan
You are very welcome!
How many coals are you using to cook
It?
The number of coals can vary depending on climate, but typically we put approximately 8 below and 12 on top.
What size dutch oven were you using? Trying to decide if I should double in our 16″ ovens.
10″
The lemon blueberry is right up my alley, looks awesome and a great idea! Sharing on Twitter. Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
Kim
Thanks, Kim!