CAMPFIRE CAKE

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 45m

Yield 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 9-ounce box chocolate wafer cookies
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
30 red hard candies (cinnamon or cherry), lightly crushed
30 butterscotch hard candies, lightly crushed
2 16-ounce frozen pound cakes
2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
1/4 cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder
1/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Pulse the cookies in a food processor to make coarse crumbs. Transfer all but 1/2 cup crumbs to a bowl. Pulse the remaining crumbs until fine; add the 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar and pulse. Transfer the fine crumbs to a separate bowl.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Sprinkle the red and butterscotch candies into a 7-by-10-inch rectangle, alternating colors as shown.
  • Bake the candies until completely melted, 10 to 15 minutes. Immediately run a knife through the yellow candy to swirl it into the red (be careful-the candy will be very hot). Let cool completely on the baking sheet.
  • Meanwhile, make the frosting: Wipe out the food processor (no need to wash it). Add the butter, confectioners' sugar, melted chocolate, cocoa powder, milk and vanilla and pulse until smooth.
  • Trim the long top and bottom edges of the pound cakes with a paring knife to make them rounded.
  • Spread the frosting over the pound cakes, making sure to cover the rounded undersides (leave the ends exposed to resemble cut logs).
  • Sprinkle the coarse cookie crumbs on a platter. Place 1 cake on the crumbs, then run a fork through the frosting to create the texture of bark. Rest the second cake at an angle on top; repeat with the fork.
  • Sift the fine cookie crumb mixture over the logs to look like ash.
  • Snap the candy sheet into different-size shards; press the shards into the lower cake to create the flames.

Shelby Owens
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I can't wait to try this cake! It looks so good.


Lizette Garcia
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This cake is a bit time-consuming to make, but it's worth it. It's so delicious!


Magar Peshal
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This cake is perfect for a crowd. I made it for a potluck and it was a huge hit.


Piper Willow
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I'm so glad I found this recipe! This cake is now a staple at our camping trips.


Morgan Fuller
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This campfire cake is a great way to end a summer day.


John Kerekes
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This cake was a bit of a disappointment. It was dry and the frosting was too sweet.


Shanu Khan
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I'm definitely going to be making this cake again. It's the perfect dessert for a camping trip.


Grace Anaba
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This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved it.


Abdul raheem Ridwan olore
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I'm not a big fan of chocolate cake, but this one was really good. The marshmallow frosting was the perfect complement.


ROCKY GAMING
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I thought this cake was going to be difficult to make, but it was actually really easy. I'm so glad I tried it!


Ff Account 1
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The campfire cake was a bit dry, but the chocolate sauce helped to make up for it.


mustapha progress
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This campfire cake is a must-try! It's so easy to make and it tastes amazing.


dustan webb
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I made this cake for a camping trip and it was a huge success! Everyone loved it.


Nayem Hossain
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This cake was delicious! The combination of the chocolate cake and the marshmallow frosting was perfect. I will definitely be making this again.


Jasbir Kaur
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This campfire cake was a hit with my family! The kids loved helping me make it, and it was so easy to cook over the fire. The cake turned out perfectly moist and fluffy, and the chocolate sauce was the perfect finishing touch.