Dutch Oven Cakes & Cobblers

Important things to remember:

• Line your dutch oven with tin foil shiny side up.
• Make cake mix according to directions. You can use different things in place of the water, like sprite or club soda. Or if you're making a cobbler with pineapple, for example, use the pineapple juice.
• Cook the cake half way before adding your mix in (fruit, candy, whatever).
• Make sure the coals arent touching the bottom of the dutch oven, or it will burn the bottom of the cake.

You really just have to experiment until you find the right temp. and cooking times for where you live. (I think that elevation truly makes a big difference) We have had fun with this experimenting. I think that we have a total cooking time of like 10-15 min til the cake is all of the way done. For cobblers we use a yellow cake mix.

Now, if any of you want the BEST dutch oven cobbler, you need to taste my Dad's! He has it all down to a science and in my opinion, he truly is the best. Everything I have learned about dutch oven cooking has been learned from him. Thanks Dad!!