Chocolate Upside Down Cake A Dutch Oven Recipes

CHOCOLATE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small saucepan, heat water and butter until butter is melted. Stir in brown sugar; mix well. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with coconut, chocolate chips, pecans and marshmallows., Prepare cake batter according to package directions; carefully pour over marshmallows. Bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before inverting cake onto a serving plate.

CHOCOLATE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE: A DUTCH OVEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Build a fire and let it heat and burn until hot coals form at the base.
• Place your campfire Dutch oven in the hot coals with the lid on, and fully pre-heat.
• Remove the Dutch oven lid. Melt the unsalted butter in the Dutch oven. Swirl the melted butter around to coat the oven's entire base and sides.
• Place all-purpose flour, 3/4c. White sugar, baking powder, salt, and 5 tsp cocoa in a sealed Ziploc bag, and shake until well combined.
• Add the milk and vanilla into the Ziploc bag. Using fire-safe mitts, carefully pour in melted butter from the Dutch oven. Leave the butter coated on the oven, and just add whatever excess pours off into the bag. Shake the bag to combine.
• Add in the chopped walnuts or pecans, and knead the bag well to make your German chocolate cake batter.
• Pour the chocolate batter into the butter-coated Dutch oven, squeezing it all out of the Ziploc.
• Now, you'll make the chocolate sauce: mix remaining white sugar, brown sugar, cocoa, and water in the Ziploc bag.
• Once well combined, pour over the batter in the Dutch oven.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 mins. For a 12-inch Dutch oven, place 17 coals on the cooker's lid and 8 underneath.
• When the Dutch oven cake is ready, remove the Dutch oven from the heat. Remove the lid for about 5-10 mins to cool.
• Carefully cut and serve your German chocolate upside-down cake and serve immediately! Flip each slice upside down as you serve, so the chocolate sauce is on top.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Not necessary to grease pan.
• In a sauce pan, combine 1 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup butter or margarine. Heat until butter melts, then stir in brown sugar and coconut. Pour into ungreased 9x13 inch pan. Sprinkle marshmallows and nuts over top. set aside.
• For the cake: in a saucepan over low heat, combine chocolate with 1/2 cup water. Heat, stirring, until chocolate is melted. Remove from heat.
• In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, soda and salt. Add sour cream, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, vanilla and eggs. Add chocolate mixture and beat 3 minutes. Carefully spoon batter over coconut marshmallow mixture in pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 to 50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Place pan on foil or cookie sheet to guard against spillage.

UPSIDE DOWN GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 13 x 9 inch pan.
• Spread coconut evenly on bottom of pan. Sprinkle with pecans.
• Prepare cake mix according to directions on box. Pour over coconut and pecans.
• Combine cream cheese and melted butter in a medium mixing bowl. Beat at low speed with electric mixer until creamy. Add sugar; beat until blended and smooth.
• Drop by spoonfuls evenly over cake batter. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted halfway to bottom of cake comes out clean.
• Cool completely in pan. To serve, cut into individual pieces; turn upside down onto plate.

UPSIDE-DOWN GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a saucepan over low heat, cook and stir brown sugar and butter until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted. Spread into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Sprinkle with pecans and coconut. Drizzle with evaporated milk; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the chocolate, eggs and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Pour over topping. , Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve with whipped topping if desired.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Mix together powdered sugar, softened margarine, and cream cheese and set aside.
• Melt 1/2 stick of butter in 9"x 13" pan. Cover the bottom of pan with coconut and pecans.
• Prepare cake mix according to directions. Pour over butter, coconut and pecan mixture.
• Spoon cream cheese mixture over top of cake.
• Bake 50 minutes at 350°F.