Friday, 11 September 2009
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A Sweet End of Summer Treat: Cakes Grilled in Orange Shells
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If Labor Day is the last hurrah of the outdoor grilling season, why not go out with a sweet bang? Wow your guests with these totally awesome cakes which can be baked on the grill in orange shells, which I recently wrote about for Serious Eats!
It's a little trick I discovered in an old Boy Scouts camping guide. Basically the idea is simple. First, you slice the top third off of an orange, and hollow out the bottom part:
Then you fill it about 3/4 full with your favorite cake batter:
Then you either bake it according to the cake's recipe instructions, or throw it on the grill for about 15-20 minutes (shifting frequently if on grill):
Once done and cool, you can eat it as-is, or make it even awesomer by giving it a healthy dollop of frosting and garnishing it with a piece of the orange leftover from when you sliced the top off.
Either way, it's a sweet treat for the dwindling days of summer! Find the full recipe at Serious Eats!
What was your favorite sweet treat from this past summer?
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Comments (24)
that looks yummy!
chocolate + orange = winning combo
Mmm, that sounds awesome!
That looks really good.
Oh my goodness, that's such a cool idea!
man I really want to try this!
Woooow! This is very awesome. :)
cuuuuuute!
ha, I made those at girl scout camp once. It was good except it tasted like a campfire..
whoa, that's seriously cool! what a great sweet treat for a bbq!
Hmmmmmm ...
That is awesome! What a neat idea.
OH MY GOD. SO YUMMY/CUTE.
never thought of that! thank you!
yum yum hehe
Great idea! I'm going to have to try it. And the rind doesn't wilt in the oven?
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it :)
interesting...sounds cool
ahhhh thats so cooool!!!!
why didn't you inform us about this awesomeness sooner???? now i'll have to wait till next summer lolbhaha coool looks delicious, awesome pictures
That is so awesome! I'll definitely try this. Wow, just thinking about how it would be orange infused makes me salivate. :D
cool idea! <3 chocolate + orange
I am making these tomorrow. *is excited*
I want to make this next time we have a bbq, hahaa awsoume
SUCH a cool idea! I'm so trying this!
That looks amazing! YUM!!