Best Cast Iron Skillet Upside Down Cake Recipes

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE (IN A CAST-IRON SKILLET)

Steps:

• 1. pre-heat oven to 350*.
• 2. Melt butter in cast-iron skillet over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Arrange pineapple slices over sugar mixture. Place cherries in center of each pineapple slice. Sprinkle with nuts.
• 3. Add reserved pineapple juice and 6 oz. can of pineapple juice together to make 1 1/3 cups juice (If not enough, add water). Pour into large mixing bowl. Add cake mix, eggs and oil. Beat at medium speed until well mixed. Pour over fruit in skillet.
• 4. Bake 35-40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Carefully loosen edge of cake with knife. Invert onto serving plate.

UPSIDE-DOWN APPLE CAKE IN CAST IRON SKILLET - MY RECIPE -

Steps:

• Place your oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Prepare the topping, melting the 1/3 cup butter in a 10" cast iron skillet ((2" deep), over low heat.
• Remove skillet from heat and stir in the brown sugar and ground cinnamon (or apple pie spices) using a fork.
• Spread this mixture evenly over the bottom of the skillet and arrange the apple slices over the butter/sugar mixture in the skillet.
• In a mixer, blend cake mix, 1 stick melted butter, sour cream, dark corn syrup, eggs and ground cinnamon.
• Beat on low speed for 1 minute. Increase speed to medium and beat 2 minutes longer until creamy.
• Pour the batter over the top of the apples in the skillet and then place the skillet in the oven and bake at 350ºF. for 40-45 minutes and bake until the cake rises high in the skillet, (it will spring back when lightly pressed with your finger when it's done).
• Remove skillet and cool cake in the pan for 5-10 minutes and then run a knife around the edges of the cake to loosen it from the sides of the pan and carefully flip upside down onto a serving plate.
• Cool completely for about 15 minutes and serve warm with vanilla ice cream if you like.
• I have made this cake with Duncan Hines Caramel flavor cake mix and the taste is excellent, too.
• NOTE: this cake can also be made in these baking pans. Just prepare the butter, brown sugar and spices in a skillet over the stove and then pour this mixture in the baking pan sprayed with cooking oil, add the apple slices, pour the batter and bake it.
• Here is a guide to bake the cake in those pan sizes:
• Pan Size: 13x9 inches - Oven Temp: 350ºF. - Baking time: 30-35 minutes.
• Pan Size: 9x9 inches - Oven Temp: 350ºF. - Baking time: 35-40 minutes.
• Pan Size: 8x8 inches - Oven Temp: 325ºF. - Baking time: 50-55 minutes.

CAST IRON SKILLET UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• In bowl, mix flour, first six tablespoons of butter, eggs, baking powder, sugar, salt, and milk with a spoon to form a lumpy batter.
• Melt the remaining two tablespoons of butter and brown sugar in cast iron skillet on low heat.
• When sugar and butter are melted, sprinkle in about 1 cup of well-drained fruit. Pour batter mixture on top so that all fruit is covered.
• Bake in center of oven at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes until center of cake tests done.
• Remove skillet from oven and immediately invert the skillet onto platter.
• If the cake doesn't drop on the first try, re-heat the skillet for a minute or two on the stovetop to loosen the sugars, but be careful as the fruit and sugar is very hot.