Crooked River Mud Cake
Crooked River Mud Cake is a rich and chocolaty dessert recipe that will certainly satisfy your sweet tooth. This Dutch oven dessert is a great way to complete any Dutch oven dinner!
Ingredients:
1 18oz box chocolate cake mix
1 7oz jar marshmallow cream or half a bag of mini marshmallows
1 cup crushed pecans
1 cup semi sweet chocolate morsels
1 12oz can cherry pastry filling
Directions:
Prepare the cake mix per the directions on the box then stir in the pecans and chocolate morsels. Next, spoon in the marshmallow and cherry pastry filling. Place the mixture into a lightly greased 10" Dutch oven. Place the lid on your dutch oven and bake at 350° for about 35 minutes. Use 20 charcoal briquettes for the outdoor cooking of this recipe with charcoal as your fuel. Place 14 lit briquettes on top and 6 underneath your Dutch oven. You may need more coals in windy or cold weather.
Serve this Dutch oven desert with whipped cream, ice cream or with a side of cherry filling. This recipe also works well with using a gluten free cake mix for those on gluten free diets. Our testing found that Betty Crocker's works the best.
Serves 6 - 8