Hi Gemm,

I have made these tasty little cakes and they were just that easy!  I did mine on a grill and did not cover them with foil.  One tip is to make sure you spray the cans well with cooking spray.  You will be the hit of your campout.  I served mine with a bit of coolwhip on top.

Happy Trails!

JacciB

Hey Gemm,

It seems to me like they cooked faster than I expected...maybe 10 minutes max.  Of course this depends on the heat of your grill.  Check them frequently, every 2 - 3 minutes.

I made 6 cakes and had batter left over.  I guess I could have washed the cans and used the rest but I was too lazy and had already served our group.

Jacci

Oh, here's another recipe for a yummy dessert that I ran across on a lady's website.  She's from the texastrailriding@yahoogroups.com board.

So do you just use the pineapple upside down cake mix,or some other yellow cake mix?

Just mix it up and pour it over the pineapple ring inside of the tuna can???

I never have heard of it,but it sure sounds like a neat recipe!

We have a little tabletop Holland grill (our idea of roughing it is staying at a campground in our LQ) I know,city slicker style.But I'd like to try these cakes! I think they would be a hit up at Big Creek trail ride.

yep - it's that easy.  I belong to a trail riding club and the trail boss on a after Christmas ride wanted to do a group activity.  She told everyone to bring cleaned tuna or cat food cans to the campout.  We had at least 30 people, so she probably made 4-5 boxes of yellow or white cake mix. 

Spray with non stick cooking spray and drop a pineapple slice in the can, top with cake mix, but only fill halfway and put on the grill.  It was fun watching them bubble up and cook. The she had frosting to top them with.  Another poster mentioned whipped cream which would be easier.

Everyone laughed at me as I brought cat food cans, but we have barn cats so that was easier for me to bring.

I know this thread is an old one.

I like to cook burgers on a grill for the fellows that farm our place at harvest time.I wanted to try these cakes.This sounds silly but I haven't tried them yet at a campground or on a grill,so,here goes: do they come out of the cans like mini upside down cakes? Or do you just eat them in the can after they're done?

They actually come out of the cans like mini upside down cakes. 

The way I usually make these treats is the same as everyone else, but I sprinkle some brown sugar in the bottom of the can before placing the pineapple ring.  A marachino cherry is a nice addition, too.

Marla

Hi all-

I haven't been back to HTW for a while...School starting and my job back (I'm one of the lucky ones) got me busy. When we made these at camp this past summer they were a huge hit. They were "soooo cute" in my daughter's words. They slid right out of the sprayed cans and I flipped them over so the pineapple ring was on top when we handed them out. I've already been asked to make them again next year. One thing though: They were kinda big, so we cut them in half. There were enough cans that if somebody wanted a whole one, they could come back for the second half. I like the idea of the cherry filling with chocolate cake mix too....Maybe I'll branch out next time and make those!