Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Cake! Most of us love Chocolate Cake. What’s not to love? The chocolatey goodness covered in a layer of sweet chocolate frosting! Cake is an easy thing to bake in a solar oven. But sometimes you want something simple. You don’t always want or need a recipe. A box mix off the grocery store shelf is just fine. And so it was that I decided to just bake a simple little chocolate cake in my Haines Solar Cooker.
I chose this little boxed cake. It comes with a little baking pan. Mix the cake as directed and pour into the little baking pan.
Place the little baking pan into a solar safe cooking pot and place the lid on top. Placing the small pan inside of the larger pot will help capture and retain the heat.
I used the Haines Solar Cooker. Place the cooking pot into the clear plastic cooking sleeve and adjust the clear dome to be sure it covers the open side of the cooker. 
My cake baked for an hour at 225° F. The length of time to cook in a solar oven depends on how hot the oven gets. Click here for more information on How Long Does It Take To Cook In a Solar Oven. Frost the cake with the included frosting mix and you have a fast easy dessert that is simple to make at the campsite, at a tailgate party, or sitting at the soccer game with a hungry team of kids.
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Thanks for sharing this fabulous recipe. I planned to make this chocolate cake this week for my kid’s first birthday.
Hello, Thanks, I’m sure that it will be a hit at the party. Thanks for stopping by. Merry
I am interested in the solar cooker and would be grateful to get detailed information.
I manage a microfinance institution in my country Nigeria.I have been working with women in rural communities whom I believe need the cooker
Hello Frances, Solar cooking is indeed a great way to cook, especially in places like Nigeria. One of the benefits of solar cooking is that people don’t have to spend as much of their income buying cooking fuel. That saved income can be used on other items like food, or shelter, or clothing. Another benefit of solar cooking is better health due to less smoke inhalation from smokey cooking fires, and fewer burns from the fire. There are so many different kinds of solar cookers, there is sure to be one that is right for your purposes. There are many different plans online that will explain how to make an inexpensive cooker that will be perfect for these women. The Copenhagen cooker is really easy to make and is very inexpensive. https://sunshineonmyshoulder.com/copenhagen-solar-cooker/ Also here is a great place to start looking for other homemade cookers. https://sunshineonmyshoulder.com/diy-solar-cookers/ I have reviews of many solar cookers on my site that you are welcome to read too. Good luck with your project. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the comment. — Merry