A Sweet End of Summer Treat: Cakes Grilled in Orange Shells on Serious Eats
Monday, September 7, 2009 
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!
cakespy mischief
Reader Comments (19)
Those boy scouts are so resourceful! Nice work for summer's last hurrah!
ZOMG! I am so excited to see this because we did something like this during a Girl Guide camping trip and I have always remembered it! Thank you for this post!! These are delish!
Coolness! Just like you.
TW: I know, aren't they? These were a big hit chez cakespy!
Wandering: Ha! Yup, it was the scouts that gave me the idea (though I found the idea in a boy scout book too!). Glad it brought back some sweet memories.
Bakerella: I'm blushing ;-)
Awesome idea! Does it work with other citrus fruits?
What a great idea! I love it! The flavour from the orange would totally fuse into the batter - what a delicious taste combination. I definitely have to try this recipe.
Ha! That is so cool...who is the genius now! ;)
I'm speechless. I imagine these flavors work together wonderfully.
holy moly!!! that is so so cool!!! I have to try this recipe out!!!
Boy Scouts?! No shit!?
This is such a cool idea! Thanks!!
So inventive!
Love it. Never would have thought of that.
Cake in orange - I though of Icecream in orange shells tonight, cause I was still marvelling of my baked Amalfi lemons...great minds, some greater than others. Must make this...
I tried your genius idea, and it was enjoyed by all, despite my horrible frosting job (granted it was 85 here). :-) Thanks for such a fun recipe. Got rave review from our culinary staff at SLU.
Well, this is just too flippin' clever. Wow! Cake Spy never disappoints!
I did this last year for Girl Guides and now im doing it for a food tech assignment aftre stumbling on this post!!!
What cake batter did you use?? XD
This is such a fantastic summer idea for making cupcakes! I have included it in our summer cupcake feature! Feel free to check it out http://partycupcakeideas.com/50-super-ideas-for-a-summer-cupcake-part-2/