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Cast Iron Apple Spice Cake

a quick mix cake with chunks of apple, and lots of spice; best served warm with ice cream.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword apple cake, apple dessert, cake baked in cast iron
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1 cup self rising flour
  • 1/2 cup cane sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 2 medium apples, peeled and chopped
  • 1 medium pear, peeled and chopped
  • 1 tbsp butter

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.

  2. in a bowl, whisk together the eggs, vanilla and butter.

  3. In a second bowl, whisk together the flour, sugars and spices.

  4. Combine the two bowls together and start to stir together. Once it starts to come together, add the chopped apple and pear.

  5. Put the skillet in the oven to warm for 3-4 minutes, with the butter. Once the butter melts, remove carefully fromteh oven and swirl/spread the butter all over the bottom and sides.

    Spoon in the batter and spread evenly.

  6. Bake for 40 minutes. The cake will start to pull away from teh sides of the skillet. A toothpick will come out clean.

  7. Cool at least 15 minutes before cutting.