Brown Sugar Cinnamon Skillet Cake-don’t let looks deceive you, this is a moist, full of cinnamon flavor cake, perfect for dessert or breakfast!
Looks can be deceiving. I’m telling you right now, do not let the boring, dull, brown cake in the photo turn you away from this cake. Just like your mama always told you, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. For this cake, it on the inside and on top.
Some of the best desserts I make start out completely by accident. I was in the mood for a coffee cake. I pull out one of the many old church cookbooks I own. I find a recipe for a coffee cake. I have all the ingredients. I start creaming the butter, when I red through the directions and see there is no crumb topping or filling. This is not a coffee cake. Reading through the recipe, it’s not even a full recipe. Someone forgot to proofread the recipe.
I’m already committed to butter and brown sugar. It’s in the mixer creaming away. I could have gone ahead and created a topping but I got lazy. I got as far as mixing cinnamon and sugar together. I just decided to go with it and make a basic cake. Nothing to share. Just a little something sweet.
And I’d make a coffee cake later.
This Brown Sugar Cinnamon Skillet Cake is a surprise for your taste buds. It doesn’t look like much. Just a boring brown cake. But look closer. Little flecks of cinnamon throughout the crumb. And the topping. A thin, delicate crust of cinnamon sugar, it melts in your mouth. And it’s so moist! It doesn’t need anything else. Adding the Cinnamon Whipped Cream was just the icing on the top, so to speak.
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Brown Sugar Cinnamon Skillet Cake
Ingredients
for the topping
Cinnamon Whipped Cream
Instructions
Notes
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This cake looks really delicious, great recipe!
Thanks, enjoy!
I bet this is AMAZING!!
Oooh, I love boring-looking cakes, especially if it is cinnamon!! Seriously, I’d rather have something like this than an overly sweet gooey one. Pinning>
I agree!
This looks delicious; sometimes simple really is best. Glad I stopped by via Showstopper Saturday!
Definitely pinning this. Thanks for the recipe!
I’m a plain jane kind of cake girl, so this is right up my alley Joan – LOVE it
simplicity is so wonderful, sometimes! I love the crunchy cinnamon sugar topping!!
That cinnamon sugar crust might even be better than a crumb topping. Love that you said this is good for breakfast.
Simple recipes are my favorite ๐ I am a sucker for cinnamon so I know I would love this. Love all the cinnamon flecks and cinnamon sugar crust – it sounds incredible! Pinning!
I love how it’s baked in a cast iron pan…it makes a great presentation. The cake looks simply delicious.
I would love.love.love this cake…yummmmmm!! Thanks for sharing ๐
Pinning it ๐
This looks yummy! Thanks for sharing at The Pin Junkie! Your brown sugar cinnamon skillet cake is being featuring at this week’s party at https://www.thepinjunkie.com/2014/10/pin-junkie-pin-party-87.html
I just made it this morning and it is DELICIOUS!! Thanks for such an easy yummy recipe!
I just made this cake and it taste great!!! I did have to convert the messurement and it turns out great!! Thanks for the recipie.. ๐
Thank you for sharing your Brown Sugar Cinnamon Skillet Cake recipe. It is very easy to make, and it tastes wonderful. The texture of the cake is fluffy light. I will definitely bake it again.