Step 1

Prepare 24+ pieces of charcoal.

Step 2

Line the dutch oven with a liner or spray with cooking oil.

Step 3

Open the pie filling and dump it into the bottom of the dutch oven.

Step 4

Layer the chocolate cake mix on top of the cherry filling.

Step 5

Open the soda and slowly pour over the cake mix. It will foam but should not overflow if you go slowly.

Step 6

Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of the soda.

Step 7

Put the lid on the dutch oven.

Step 8

Place 16 charcoal on the lid of the oven.

Step 9

Make a circle of 8 charcoal that will serve as the base heat for baking the cake.

Step 10

Place the dutch oven over the circle and let the cake bake for approximately an hour. It might be more or less depending on the size of your dutch oven and the heat of the coals.

Step 11

Remove the dutch oven from the coals and enjoy.