Chai-Spiced Apple Skillet Cake

This is the time of year where Los Angeles weather is totally erratic. One day it’ll be 90 degrees and then two days later you’l need a sweater and some hot coffee to get your day started. By now, I know which one I get excited about.

I’m currently wearing a sweater so I feel like it’s appropriate to discuss this chai-spiced apple skillet cake with you all. I wanted to provide a recipe that is super easy. Something that you can throw together in a one, two steps max. This skillet cake is it!

It’s baked up in a cast iron skillet. If you don’t have a cast iron (I believe it’s a kitchen must-have), you can definitely bake this in a 9-inch cake pan too.

I’ve been spending a lot of time writing down fall/autumn/Thanksgiving (yes, T-Day) ideas that I can’t wait to make. This was one of the first things I wrote down on the list. When we baked it up, I was like yes yes yes. It is so simple and easy breezy and is beautiful enough where you’d be proud to put it on a dining room table.

One thing that this cake absolutely needs: Vanilla Ice Cream.

I like to put it on top and serve it to a crowd. And then slice it up. Of course, you can slice it up and then give everyone a scoop of ice cream, too. It’s delicious.

This cake is one of the most perfect things to make on a Fall day. Here are some reasons why it’s the best thing ever:

1: Easy clean-up. This isn’t a fussy dessert by any means.

2. So many spices. It instantly will remind you of fall.

3. The sliced apples that are distributed throughout the cake are so tasty. I like to use a honey crisp or Gala apples. Ones that are sort of on the less juicy side.

5 from 1 vote

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Chai-Spiced Apple Skillet Cake

Author: Adrianna Adarme

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Serving Size: 1 (9-inch) cake

Ingredients

Apple Topping:

• 4 apples peeled and sliced
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Pinch of salt

Cake:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shaken buttermilk
• 2 large egg
• 5 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

To Make the Apple Topping:

• To a medium bowl, add the sliced apples, brown sugar, cinnamon and pinch of salt. Toss it together and set it aside.

To Make the Cake:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch cast iron skillet and set aside.
• To a large bowl, add the flour, white sugar, baking powder, spices (nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, black pepper, cardamom) and salt.
• In a 4-cup measuring cup or medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla extract.
• Add the liquid into the dry mixture and mix just until combined; a few lumps in the batter is totally fine. Pour the batter into the prepared skillet and add the apples on top, pushing some of the apples into the batter a bit. If your apples have created any juices, pour those on top.
• Transfer to the oven to bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a skewer comes out mostly clean (a little crumbs are ok!). Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 5 to 10 minutes before slicing it up. Serve with ice cream.

Nutrition

Serving: 6g

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