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Solar Cooker Desserts: Lemon Jell-O Cake

Posted by Jonathan

Lemon Jell-O Cake
Lemon Jello Cake cooked completely in a solar cooker

1 package yellow cake mix

1 3-oz. package lemon Jell-O

3/4 cup water

1/2 cup salad oil

4 eggs, unbeaten

1/2 cup lemon juice

2 cups powdered sugar

Place cake mix into large bowl. Add Jell-O, water, oil and eggs. Beat three minutes or until smooth and creamy. Pour batter into ungreased dark 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake uncovered for 2 or 2 1/2 hours. Be sure it is done. Take out of oven immediately. Puncture cake with a fork about every inch or so. Mix lemon juice and powdered sugar together. Pour over the hot cake.
Source: SolarCooking.Wikia.com

As with all recipes for solar cookers, your cooking times may vary, depending on the sun, your solar cooker, the temperature of your solar cooker, your location on the planet, and any other number of factors. Just remember that this should be fun to experiment with. Try a few different recipes, note the position of the sun in the sky, and try to make sure your solar cooker stays pointed at the sun the whole time it is cooking. Note how long it takes food to cook in your cooker, at your location, during the time of year you are cooking your food, and adjust the recipes accordingly. Generally speaking, it's difficult to burn your food in a solar cooker.