Old-fashioned Apple Cake

Not only does this cake turn out super pretty, it is a lot of fun to make. The entire thing is actually made in a skillet. You cook it up, then flip it over. I don't know about you, but if the directions call to flip something over, I pretty much have to make it. I think it's because I always wanted to learn how to do a backflip on my own. That will never happen, so I'll stick to this I think. On to the recipe!

Ingredients:

Apples--

5 Granny Smith Apples peeled, cored, and cut into wedges

1 1/2 sticks butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

Cake:

1 stick butter

2/3 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

1/2 cup sour cream

1 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. plus a couple shakes cinnamon

1 more Granny Smith Apple

Preheat oven to 375.

In a medium oven proof skillet, melt stick and a half of butter for the apples. Swirl around both sugars in the melted butter until they are a bit dissolved. Place the apple wedges in the pan with the fat side down and the skinny side up. Cook all of this over low to low/medium heat so the butter and sugar simmers its magic all over the apples. While it's simmering, bake the cake.

Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon together in a bowl. In a separate bowl, beat the 1 stick of (softened) butter and 2/3 cup sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla and eggs and then add the sour cream and milk. Add the flour mixture and stir until just combined. Gently fold in the remaining Granny Smith apple (which has since been peeled, cored, and chopped into cubes).

Remove the skillet from the heat and spoon the cake mixture gently over the top of the now caramelized apples. Spread it evenly and try not to leave any holes in the top. Set skillet on a tinfoil covered baking sheet to catch any drips. Put the skillet and the baking sheet into the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the cake is nice and brown on top.

When finished, remove from the oven and let sit for five minutes. Then FLIP onto a pretty plate! Then do a real backflip yourself. If you can...I dare you...