RECIPE: Gluten Free (and Paleo/Vegan-Friendly!) Apple Skillet Cake

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 8 ounces cashew butter (can sub almond or other nut butters)
• ½ cup honey (alternatively, can sub maple syrup or agave)
• 2 eggs
• ½ Teaspoon baking powder
• 2 Teaspoons vanilla
• Apples:
• 2 pounds baking apples, cut into slices ¼ inch thick
• 2 Tablespoon butter, or coconut oil for dairy free
• 1 Teaspoon cinnamon
• optional add ins: a tablespoon or two of honey if your apples are sour, dash of nutmeg, dash of ginger

Instructions

1. In a medium sized bowl, mix together all the cake ingredients until the batter is smooth, set aside.
2. Preheat the oven to 325F.
3. Place a 9" cast iron skillet (or oven proof skillet), over medium heat.
4. Sauté the apples with the butter or coconut oil and the cinnamon. Place a lid over the skillet and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the lid and cook until the juices are almost gone, about 5 more minutes.
5. When the apples are just tender, pour the cake batter over the top and place the skillet in the oven.
6. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cake batter has just set.
7. Serve the skillet cake right out of the oven.  

*Suggestion:  Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to the top!!