cinnamon apple skillet cake.....

[British Red]

My daughter asked to borrow one of my cast iron skillets today.

For lunch we had great wedges of cinnamon apple cake made in the skillet....


Apple and cinnamon skillet cake by British Red, on Flickr


Slice of skillet cake by British Red, on Flickr

I can thoroughly recommend the recipe, from Joy the baker



http://joythebaker.com/2012/11/cinnamon-sugar-apple-skillet-cake/

 

[Mesquite]

That sounds and looks absolutely delicious Hugh

 

[British Red]

It's gorgeous Steve, soft and moist. Somewhere between apple crumble and German apple cake. A good use for a skillet.

 

[Madriverrob]

Looks and sounds fantastic , I will be giving this ago

 

[Macaroon]

You have a very talented daughter!

 

[beachlover]

Thanks for this Hugh. I shall be giving it a try

 

[Goatboy]

Hugh that looks and sounds fantastic. What sort of dowry are you looking for for your daughter?
Going to give that a go sometime soon. Go better with custard or ice-cream you think?

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[British Red]

Just had seconds...I think ice cream Colin...melting over the warm cake!

 

[Goatboy]

Just had seconds...I think ice cream Colin...melting over the warm cake!

... with a drizzle of rosehip syrup on top! (I'm off to lay down in a cold, darkened room).
Hmm, I've now apples just now but the rhubarb is up, may try a wee substitution. Cheers for posting up, haven't done any.baking in ages.

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[Robson Valley]

Did you have to post this on a day when it's already 30C in the shade?
Very nicely presented, too.

Probably be 27C or more in the kitchen by 6PM. Might as well do fish&chips.
What's another degree or two.

 

[mrmike]

That looks so good that I am now looking to buy a cast skillet......

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[British Red]

That looks so good that I am now looking to buy a cast skillet......

You can see how cleanly the cake lifts out too - no sticking.

A deep cast iron skillet is amazingly versatile. Roasting dish, saucepan, frying pan, bread tin all in one. Seems a shame to only use them in the woods.

 

[Robson Valley]

There's a distinct nutritional value in that a substantial fraction of your daily iron requirement can be met simply by frying 2 eggs in a cast iron pan.
Properly seasoned and NEVER washed with detergents, my CA pans are about as nonstick as my woks.
As you demonstrate, most suitable for many oven-finished dishes.

 

[dennydrewcook]

There's a distinct nutritional value in that a substantial fraction of your daily iron requirement can be met simply by frying 2 eggs in a cast iron pan.
Properly seasoned and NEVER washed with detergents, my CA pans are about as nonstick as my woks.
As you demonstrate, most suitable for many oven-finished dishes.

Are there any health issues with using cast iron then?


denny 😊

 

[Goatboy]

Are there any health issues with using cast iron then?


denny 😊

Well eating two fried eggs a day may not do your cholesterol levels much good.
We've been iron pans for so long and I've never heard anyone posit negative views as to it. Some food tasted better being cooked im iron pans. I remember the.blurb that came with some French skillets I bought talking about the +effects.
Though I did mean to ask one of our American chums the other week as they said they don't cook tomato dishes in iron pans and I wondered why.

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[Toddy]

You have to be careful with acidic foods in them. The iron leaches and it makes any food kind of 'black' looking. Not good to leave food in them either.

I have both iron and stainless steel.
The iron girdle is the only iron 'pot' that I can be bothered using with any regularity, but then I don't fry much, though I do use a non stick sauté pan, and I do leave leftovers in that for the next day's lunch. If I left them in an iron pot they'd be mucky looking, and sometimes you can taste the metallic tang.

M

 

[Goatboy]

Cheers M,
Never seem to.have those problems. Maybe I eat it all to quickly and it never gets a chance to go mucky keep the pots well seasoned too so that may help.

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[Mesquite]

You know one thing I'm impressed with this cake skillet thing is that Hugh was able to restrain himself long enough to take pictures before tucking in

 

[British Red]

Its just a memory now though

Have to console myself with BBs raspberry coconut cake.

Life is tough.

 

[Toddy]

Cheers M,
Never seem to.have those problems. Maybe I eat it all to quickly and it never gets a chance to go mucky keep the pots well seasoned too so that may help.

It's why LeCreuset and Denby enamel theirs inside
I have a genuine CarronValley iron cauldron, it's sound and it's good to cook in, but it's missing it's top plate and lid.
The 'plate' was a shallow domed one that fitted over the top of the pot, and the lid fitted over the top of that to create a space where one could bake bread…..or BR's apple cake

M