Whether camping or at home, barbequing is a wonderful way to cook summer meals: it's fast, portable, and, most importantly, it keeps the heat out of the house. And with the variety of foods that can be prepared on the grill, It's no wonder so many people turn to the BBQ when summer temperatures begin to soar. But when it comes to dessert, people tend to choose non-cooked options or return to the indoors to bake. But, with this easy method for cooking cake on the grill, baking a cake outdoors is easy.
Prepare Your Barbeque and Cake
- Light the BBQ and allow it to preheat.
- Prepare the cake batter from a mix or follow your favorite recipe.
- Grease and flour the cake pans.
- Pour the cake batter into the pans.
To BBQ Cake with Indirect Heat
If you have three elements on your BBQ, you can use indirect heat.
- Turn the two outside elements to low and turn the center element off.
- Place the cake pans on the center grill above the element that is turned off.
- Close the BBQ lid and allow the cake to cook for 20-25 minutes. Avoid opening the lid to check the cakes during this time so the heat stays inside and creates an oven effect.
- Check the cakes. They are done when they feel springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If they are not done after the initial time has passed, close the lid and continue cooking for 5 more minutes and check again.
- When they are cooked, remove the cakes from the BBQ and place on a cooling rack.
To BBQ Cake with Direct Heat
If you have two or fewer elements, you can use direct heat.
- Turn all the elements to low.
- Place an empty pan upside down on the grill above the element
- Put the batter-filled pan on top of it. The extra pan adds a little more distance from the heat and helps to keep the cake bottom from burning.
- Close the BBQ lid and allow the cake to cook for 20-25 minutes. Avoid opening the lid to check the cakes during this time so the heat stays inside and creates an oven effect.Note: When cooking on direct heat, the cake cooks a little faster.
- Check the cakes. They are done when they feel springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If they are not done after the initial time has passed, close the lid and continue cooking for 5 more minutes and check again.
- When they are cooked, remove the cakes from the BBQ and place on a cooling rack.
When the cakes are cool enough to touch, remove them from the pans, If desired, cool cake completely and spread with icing or serve them warm with ice cream. Enjoy!
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