A simple scrumptious Apple Skillet Cake full of sweet apples and comforting spice!
A Comforting Apple Cake Recipe
When I think of comforting desserts, this warm Apple Skillet Cake comes to mind. Fresh out of the oven with a dollop of whipped cream is about as comforting as they come. It’s simple, yet scrumptious. The perfect autumn dessert.
A New Family Favorite
When it comes to baking with apples, my family has several go-to recipes that we love to make and are always a hit at family gatherings: My Mom’s Special Apple Pie, my Great Aunt Ina’s Apple Dumplings and my Great Aunt Ruthie’s Fresh Apple Cake recipe. And now this skillet cake!
Versatile and Easy
This apple cake in a skillet absolutely fabulous and everyone always enjoys it! It’s the cake I bake for Sunday supper, afternoon coffee with friends, and weekend brunch for a crowd. Oh, and we absolutely love baking it for breakfast alongside some bacon and eggs. Yummy yum!
A comforting cake that you can bake quickly and effortlessly with a few apples that you probably already have on hand.
Apple Skillet Cake Ingredients and Supplies
(see recipe card at the bottom of this post for measurements and details)
Ingredients:
- Unsalted butter
- Large McIntosh apples
- Light brown sugar
- Ground cinnamon
- Large eggs
- Pure vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Kosher salt
- Whipped topping or homemade whipped cream, for serving
Supplies:
How to Make Apple Skillet Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a 10 inch cast iron skillet over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Add the diced apples, 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Sauté for 3-5 minutes or until apples start to soften. Turn off heat.
- In a large microwave safe mixing bowl, melt the remaining 8 tablespoons butter and let cool slightly before whisking in the remaining 1 cup light brown sugar.
- Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, until well incorporated.
- Stir in the vanilla.
- Add the flour, baking soda and salt.
- Stir until just combined.
- Fold in the apples.
- Spread the cake batter evenly back into the skillet that you sautéed the apples in.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm or cooled.
How to Store Apple Skillet Cake
Store leftover Apple Skillet Cake tightly covered at room temperature for up to three days, or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
To reheat, wrap apple cake in aluminum foil and reheat in a 350°F oven for about 8-10 minutes or place a slice on a microwave-safe plate and microwave for 20-30 seconds or until of desired warmth.
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Apple Skillet Cake
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 45 mins
- Yield: 10
- Category: Dessert
Description
A simple scrumptious skillet cake full of sweet apples and comforting spice!
Ingredients
- 9 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- 2 large McIntosh apples, peeled and diced
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- whipped topping, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a 10 inch cast iron skillet over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Add the diced apples, 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Sauté for 3-5 minutes or until apples start to soften. Turn off heat.
- In a large microwave safe mixing bowl, melt the remaining 8 tablespoons butter and let cool slightly before whisking in the remaining 1 cup light brown sugar. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, until well incorporated. Stir in the vanilla. Add the flour, baking soda and salt, and stir until just combined. Fold in the apples.
- Spread the cake batter evenly back into the skillet that you sautéed the apples in. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm or cooled.
Maegan, you knocked this one out of the park! This is so easy and the spices perfect 😋 As a vegan, I did substitute the eggs with egg replacer. The cake is moist and tastes like
fall 🍁
Hi, Joyce! I am so happy you enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing your modifications. ❤️
opps, I don’t have a cast iron skillet. Only have copper chief skillets. would that work?
Hi, Lynne! You could also bake it any an 10 inch square, round or rectangle baking dish or pan. About the same baking time but checking it often towards the end. Hope this helps! Enjoy!
Definitely a comfort food! My best friend and I made this and it was great!! Definitely recommend. Especially for the fall time 🙂
Hi, Nia! I’m so happy you both enjoyed it!
Could you use self-rising flour ?
Hi Bette! I haven’t tested the recipe with self-rising flour so I couldn’t say for sure how it would turn out and taste, but I would recommend leaving out the baking soda and salt and then replacing the all-purpose flour with self-rising flour. I hope it turns out great! Enjoy!
What size cast iron skillet are you using for the apple cake?
Hi Paulette! It’s 10 inches.