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Apple Gingerbread Skillet Cake

Name: Apple Gingerbread Skillet Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 16 servings.
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter, cubed; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup molasses; 2 medium tart apples, peeled and thinly sliced; GINGERBREAD:; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1 cup molasses; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 cup hot water; Warmed applesauce, optional

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Total Time

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Makes

16 servings

This gingerbread recipe came from my grandmother, and we always ate it with warm applesauce. I adapted it into a one-pan dessert by layering the apples around the bottom of a cast-iron skillet and topping them with the gingerbread batter. The skillet creates a wonderfully thick crust on the gingerbread. —Mary M. Leverette, Columbia, South Carolina

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
2 medium tart apples, peeled and thinly sliced
GINGERBREAD:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 cup molasses
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup hot water
Warmed applesauce, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Place 1/4 cup butter in a 12-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet. Place in oven until butter is melted, 4-5 minutes; carefully swirl to coat evenly. Sprinkle with pecans and brown sugar; drizzle with molasses. Arrange apple slices in a single layer over sugar, cut side down.
For gingerbread cake: in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg, then molasses. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, ginger, salt and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in hot water.
Pour over apples. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. If desired, serve warm with applesauce.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 294 calories, 12g fat (6g saturated fat), 35mg cholesterol, 276mg sodium, 46g carbohydrate (30g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

Apple Gingerbread Skillet Cake

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