Harvest Skillet Cake
- 3 medium apples, peeled, cored and cut into 6 equal wedges
- 12 cup unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 34 cup sugar, minus 2 tablespoons
- 12 cup unsalted butter
- 23 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 12 cup vanilla yogurt
- 1 14 cups canned pumpkin
- 2 cups flour
- 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
- 12 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 12 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 small apple, peeled cored and chopped finely
- Base:
- Melt 1 stick butter on low heat in 9-10 inch iron skillet.
- Add sugars to pan and stir until mixed.
- Place apple slices wedge side down evenly in ring around pan.
- Don't pack them too tightly but don't leave large gaps either.
- Allow to cook over medium-low heat (about 10-15 minutes) while you make the cake batter.
- Cake:
- In large bowl cream butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Mix in vanilla and eggs.
- Add pumpkin and yogurt and mix well.
- In small bowl mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.
- Slowly add into pumpkin mixture and mix until just combined.
- Gently stir in chopped apple.
- Remove skillet from heat.
- Spoon batter over cooked apples and spread gently so batter is evenly distributed.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until cake is golden and bubbly.
- Toothpick inserted into center of cake should come out clean.
- Allow cake to sit for 10 minutes then invert onto a serving plate.
- Serve warm with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/harvest-skillet-cake-395877 (may not work)