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This is a photo of a Dutch Oven Pineapple Upside Down Cake Camping Recipe by CampingForFoodies. The moist cake is covered with gooey pineapples dotted with cherries sitting on a table in the mountains at a remote camping site.

Dutch Oven Pineapple Upside Down Cake Camping Recipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Additional Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 6 -8 Servings
Author: Kim Hanna
Camping For Foodies Dessert Camping Recipes: Dutch Oven Pineapple Upside Down Cake Camping Recipe
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 (20 oz.) can pineapple slices will use approximately 8 slices
  • 8 maraschino cherries
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Reserved pineapple juice and additional water to equal 1 1/4 cups of liquid
  • 1 (16 oz.) box yellow cake mix
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup shredded sweetened coconut

Instructions

  • Preheat a standard depth 12-inch camp Dutch oven to 350 degrees (25 total briquettes = 17 top/8 bottom).
  • Melt butter in bottom of oven.
  • Sprinkle brown sugar over melted butter.
  • Place pineapple slices over sugar to cover bottom of oven and place a cherry inside the hole in each pineapple ring. Approximately 8 slices will fit in the bottom of the Dutch oven. Reserve the pineapple juice in the can.
  • In medium bowl, stir the eggs, vanilla, reserved juice and water, cake mix, pecans and coconut until combined.
  • Pour batter over pineapple slices and bake at 350 degrees (25 total = 17 top/8 bottom) until cake is done. Baking time will depend on temperature and elevation but this recipe should take approximately 25-30 minutes.)
  • When cake is done, remove Dutch oven from coals with lid removed.
  • Let cool slightly.
  • Run a spatula or knife around the edge of the cake to loosen from sides of the camp Dutch oven.
  • Wearing heat resistant gloves, place the inverted serving plate over the Dutch oven and carefully flip it over to turn out the cake onto the plate.
  • Tap the Dutch oven to help loosen the cake from the oven then carefully lift the oven from the serving plate.
  • Be prepared, this gets a little messy!
  • The cake should gently fall onto the serving plate but you may have to “pretty it up a bit” if any of the toppings stick to the Dutch oven.

Notes

Camp Cooking Tip: To ensure even baking in your Dutch oven camping recipes, rotate the camp oven throughout the cooking time so everything cooks evenly. 1/4 turn for the bottom (say clockwise) then 1/4 turn in the opposite direction for the lid (this would be counterclockwise.) I like using a lid-lifter for this process but you can also use heat-resistant gloves or another favorite flameproof tool.
Dutch Oven Temperature Chart https://www.campingforfoodies.com/dutch-oven-temperature-chart/

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1g | Calories: 1069kcal | Carbohydrates: 202g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 134mg | Sodium: 745mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 143g