When the temperature is well pass 100 degrees, and your kids are sitting around complaining about the heat that is the best time to breakout the ice cream cake recipe. It is the cake recipe that keeps on giving. It will satisfy any sweet tooth while cooling down your body temperature. Your kids will not care which flavor combination you use, they will just be happy to have their cake and ice cream.



Making an ice cream cake sounds complicated, but an ice cream cake recipe can be easy to follow. The main ingredients are ice cream, cake batter, frosting and the toppings of your choice. You can use any flavor combination you choose, making your combination choices endless. As for utensils, you will need to make sure you have two cake pans, plastic wrap and foil.

Before you get started, you will need to put one of the cake pans in the freezer to chill. Once the cake pan has chilled you will want to line the pan with plastic wrap. This will keep the ice cream from sticking. Spread the ice cream evenly in the chilled cake pan. You will want to make sure you cover any air holes. Once that is complete, cover the pan with foil and place back in freezer.

Following the instructions on the outside of cake box, mix the cake batter. Place the mixed cake batter in the second cake pan. To keep the cake from sticking, do not forget to oil and flour the second cake pan. After the cake has finished cooking, leave it out to cool.

Once the cake has thoroughly cooled, you will be able to continue with your ice cream cake recipe. Take the ice cream cake pan from the freezer, and place it on a freeze proof platter, then place the cake on top of the ice cream. Once both cakes are aligned, you can start decorating the cake anyway you see fit. About this time, your kids will be begging for a piece. Once everyone has had a slice make sure to place the cake back in the freezer otherwise you will have a mess on your hands.

Dump Cake Recipes – A Dutch Oven Is Great For Baking Dump Cakes!

Every year about 20 of us go on an annual camping trip. However, this year I am bringing along a surprise for the group. I have recently purchased a new, Dutch oven for cooking an easy and different meal. A person can get tired of eating only hamburgers and hot dogs for a week. My oven comes with a complete, Dutch oven cookbook. As I was going through the cookbook, I found some truly fantastic recipes that I want to try. My favorite is the dump cake recipe. When I first read the name “dump” cake, I was not sure what I was expecting. I certainly was not expecting what the recipe produced.

The recipe was originally created to be cooked by kids. Therefore, making it lives up to its name. The dump cake recipe is quick and easy and can be made with two main ingredients in four easy steps.

Dump cake ingredients:

A can of your favorite fruit

A box of white cake mix

Butter (optional)

Non stick spray (optional)

Four easy steps:

Step 1 – open a can of fruit and empty it into the bottom of your Dutch oven. Do not forget to pack the can opener. You may also want to spray the oven with a non-stick spray. This will help keep the cake from sticking to the bottom of the pan.

Step 2 – poor the box of white cake mix evenly over the fruit. If you desire, you can place slices of butter of top of the cake mix.

Step 3 – place your Dutch oven over the open coals and place some coals on top of the oven.

Step 4 – bake until the cake is golden brown and crust is formed around the edges.

Using a Dutch oven to cook your meals over an open fire takes some skill. You need to understand how and when adding and removing coals will affect the dish that you are cooking. You will want to practice using the oven to make sure you get the feel of how it handles temperature changes. Especially, when making the dump cake recipe. Burning the bottom will ruin the taste. That is the last thing you want while you are camping out.