I’m feeling a bit nostalgic today.
I spend way too much of my nonexistent free time looking through
pictures spent at Lake Powell in past years. It’s my favorite place on earth if you haven’t
picked that up from my past posts.
Today I decided to whip up a Crandall Family Reunion Lake Powell trademark. Every year we eat Dutch oven cobblers after dinner one of the last few nights. They usually
consist of a bag of frozen berries and a cake mix. However, my personal favorite
is the Dutch Oven Chocolate Cobbler. I don’t even know why it's called a cobbler when it's more like a chocolate lava cake.
BUT IT IS SO GOOD.
Especially
when you’ve spent the week camping. There is nothing better than warm, melt in
your mouth, fresh chocolate cake.
Since we eat it on the lake, it is obviously super simple
and easy. All it requires is three things:
1. Marshmallows
2. Chocolate Pudding
3. Devil's Food Cake Mix
Yup. Super easy. So here is how you can make this yourself at home! If you are making it in an actual dutch oven, you'll want to view the
recipe below because it is a little different. But for the
domestic, non-camping scenario, you can still enjoy this delicacy.
You start by dumping half of a bag of mini marshmallows into
the bottom of a greased 9x13 glass pan. Next, mix up a small (3.9 ounce)
package of instant chocolate pudding. Pour that over the marshmallows.
Keep in mind that you have a whole package of pudding at the
bottom of this. Therefore no matter what, it will be wobbly and not firm like
most cakes you make. That’s fine, just make sure the cake is baked on the top.
When it's finished, you might want to wait a little for it to set up, or you can just go at it. You can’t really cut it into pieces because it’s a lava cake, so we just
scoop it out into a bowl, dump a whole lot of whipped cream on it, and eat it
with a spoon. If that doesn’t sound like heaven to you, no one should trust
your opinion.
Dutch Oven Chocolate Cake (in the actual Dutch oven)
2 Devils Food Cake mixes (prepared according to packages)
large package instant chocolate pudding (prepared
according to directions)
*or you can use the equivalent in pudding cups if you don’t
have a way to bring milk and prepare it there)
1 bag miniature marshmallows
Follow the directions stated above, however cooking
times may vary. Happy Camping(: