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Build fire, developing a bed of coals.
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Grease and flour smallest pot you have.
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In a separate medium pot, mix flour, lowfat milk pwdr, baking pwdr and salt.
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In lid, cream margarine and sugar.
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Add in egg, combine till smooth.
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Heat chocolate over fire with a little water, being careful not to burn chocolate.
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Add in chocolate and brandy to margarine, sugar and egg mix.
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Stir into dry ingredients with sufficient water to make a smooth, thick batter.
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Scrape into greased, floured pot and cover.
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Clear a space in front of fire and set pot in it.
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Rake warm ashes around pot at least halfway up sides.
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Depending on size of pot, temperature of coals, and weather, cake should take 25-30 min.
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Rotate pot in coals to bake proportionately, adding ashes if fire seems cold.
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Cake is done when knife inserted into center comes out clean.
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Cold in pot, then run knife around edge and turn it out.
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For icing: Heat chocolate in pot lid with sufficient water to keep it from scorching.
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Chocolate should be thick and smooth.
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Add in margarine, stir till melted, remove from heat.
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Add in brandy.
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Cold till chocolate thickens.
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(On warm day, setting frosting container in cold creek water helps.)
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When chocolate has frosting consistency, ice cake.
