Making a cake in a frying pan may be new to many, but the truth is that the tool can make a wide variety of cakes in a simple way.
Let’s be honest, everyone likes cake. So, with the huge variety of flavors, fillings, toppings, it’s difficult not to have at least one of your favorites. However, it is not so simple to do, especially for those who do not have an oven at home. Therefore, thankfully there are several other ways to prepare this recipe without necessarily using an oven or microwave. A great option is the skillet cake.
That’s right, you can make cake in a frying pan. In other words, if you don’t have an oven or even prefer simpler ways to prepare cake, know that your frying pan is the perfect utensil for this. The skillet cake is very simple and practical to make, and best of all, it is as delicious as traditional cakes made in the oven.
Therefore, today we will discover 10 skillet cake recipes. In addition to being a way to save time in the kitchen, you can enjoy the most varied flavors of cakes. So, prepare your frying pan because you will finish this article and already want to prepare a delicious cake.
10 Skillet Cake Recipes
The frying pan is a very practical and essential kitchen utensil in any home. With it you can prepare various dishes, such as pancakes, omelets, fry eggs and many others. However, the skillet cake may be new to many people who have never even thought about the possibility of baking cake dough this way. So, let’s get to know some frying pan cake recipes to make the most of everything your frying pan can do.
1 – Chocolate skillet cake with banana
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 3 media bananas
- 200 ml wheat flour
- 2 spoons of chocolate powder
- Brown sugar.
Preparation mode
Start by beating the two eggs in the mixer for about two minutes. Then add the wheat flour and continue mixing until it becomes a homogeneous dough. Then, transfer the dough to another bowl and add the chocolate powder and mix well. Once done, grease the frying pan with margarine and wheat flour and sprinkle a little brown sugar. Place the banana slices at the bottom of the frying pan and cover with the dough. Then put the frying pan on the heat in a bain-marie and cover, letting the dough bake for 8 minutes. Ready, the chocolate and banana cake is ready, super quick and practical.
2 – Coconut bolus
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 spoon of coconut oil
- 4 spoons of demerara sugar
- 1/2 cup grated coconut
- 1 spoon of vanilla essence
- 1/4 cup of cream
- 1 spoon of chemical yeast
Preparation mode
First, add the two eggs in a bowl and add the coconut oil and sugar and mix well. Thus, add the grated coconut, vanilla essence, cream and yeast and mix everything until it forms a homogeneous dough. Then, grease the frying pan with coconut oil and add the dough, cover and cook over low heat for about 7 minutes. After this period, turn the cake over to brown on both sides equally. Finally, add grated coconut on top and it’s ready to serve.
3 – Banana, oat and honey skillet cake
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 1 ovo
- 2 tablespoons of rolled oats (or oat flour)
- 1 spoon of coconut oil
- 1 spoon of cinnamon powder
- Chemical yeast
- Honey to taste
Preparation mode
First of all, start by mashing the banana and beating the egg. Then, add the mashed banana and beaten egg to a bowl and add the oats and mix. Once done, add the coconut oil, cinnamon and a spoonful of chemical yeast. Mix all ingredients until a homogeneous dough forms. So, grease the frying pan with coconut oil and add the dough. Cover the skillet and let the cake bake over low heat for 8 minutes. Then, turn the cake over to brown the other side. Finally, remove the cake from the pan and decorate with banana slices and add honey.
4 – Orange cake
Ingredients
- 7 spoons of rice flour
- 2 oranges
- 1 ovo
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil (or margarine)
- 2 spoons of honey (or sugar)
- 1 spoon of chemical yeast
Preparation Mode
First, extract the juice from the two oranges. Then, in another bowl, beat the egg and add the coconut oil and rice flour and mix well. This way, as you mix the dough, gradually add the orange juice. So, when you reach a homogeneous mass, it’s time to sweeten the cake, adding honey or sugar. And lastly add the yeast and mix well. Therefore, place the cake dough in the non-stick frying pan, cover and cook on low heat for about 5 minutes. When you see that the underside is already golden, just turn it over and let it brown on the other side. Finally, just serve the cake however you prefer.
5 – Corn and cornmeal skillet cake
Ingredients
- 1 ovo
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1 spoon of demerara sugar
- 1 cup cooked corn
- 3 spoons of cornmeal
- 1 spoon of coconut oil
- 1 spoon of chemical yeast
Preparation mode
Start by beating the egg, along with the milk, sugar, corn, cornmeal and coconut oil in a blender. Then add the yeast and beat some more. With the frying pan greased with margarine or coconut oil, add the cake batter. Cover the frying pan and place over low heat to roast. Tip: if you want, place one stove grate over the other to prevent it from burning. Then, when you see that the cake has firmed up on top and is loosening on the bottom, turn it over to bake on the other side. Ready, the cornmeal skillet cake.
6 – Gluten-free banana cake
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup demerara sugar
- 2 bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1 spoon of cinnamon powder
- 3 drops of vanilla essence
- 1 spoon of chemical yeast
- 2 spoons of butter
- 2 spoons of almond flour
- Raisins to taste
Preparation mode
Start by chopping the bananas. Then add the eggs and sugar to the mixer and mix well. Add the melted butter, almond flour and mix again. Once done, add the cinnamon powder, vanilla essence and yeast and mix a little more. Then, in a frying pan, add the sugar and let it melt until it forms a syrup and then add the bananas and raisins. Therefore, add dough over the syrup and cover the frying pan. Place over low heat and let cook for 20 minutes. Finally, turn the cake onto a plate and it’s ready to serve.
7 – Wheat-free chocolate skillet cake
Ingredients
- 2 spoons of oat flour
- 1 ovo
- 2 spoons of sweet cassava starch
- 1 spoon of rice flour
- Sal
- 1 spoon of 100% cocoa powder
- 2 spoons of brown sugar
- 1 spoon of vegetable milk
- 1 spoon of vegetable oil
- 3 drops of essence and vanilla
- 1/2 spoon of yeast
Preparation mode
Start by adding the oat flour to a bowl, along with the sweet cassava flour, rice flour and a pinch of salt. Then, sift the cocoa powder and brown sugar together with the other ingredients in the bowl and mix everything while it is still dry, forming a gluten-free flour mix. Then, add the vegetable milk, oil, egg and flavor with vanilla essence and mix well to incorporate all the ingredients and finish the dough by adding the yeast. Finally, grease the non-stick frying pan with oil and add the dough. Cover the frying pan and turn the heat to low, and let it bake for 10 minutes. Then, with the flame off, keep the pan covered for another 5 minutes to finish cooking the dough. And the skillet cake is ready.
8 – Carrot cake with chocolate icing
Ingredients
- 1 medium carrot, chopped
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup of oil
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cup wheat flour
- 1 spoon of baking powder
- 1/2 can of condensed milk
- 2 spoons of chocolate powder
- 1/2 spoon of butter
- granulated chocolate
Preparation mode
First, beat the chopped carrot, with the eggs, oil, sugar and milk for about 2 minutes. Then, transfer the mixture to a bowl and add the wheat flour and yeast and mix everything very well. Then, grease the frying pan with butter and add the dough, cover and let it bake over low heat for 10 minutes. For the syrup, in a pan add the condensed milk, chocolate and butter and stir until the ingredients are well mixed and thickened. Finally, add the syrup over the cake in the pan and decorate with chocolate sprinkles if you prefer.
9 – Apple skillet cake with syrup
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 3 spoons of butter
- 2 cups of sugar
- 1 spoon of vanilla essence
- 1/4 cup of milk
- 1 cup of wheat flour
- Confectioners’ sugar to taste
- 1 spoon of chemical yeast
- 2 medium apples
- 1/4 cup of water
Preparation mode
First, make the cake syrup. To do this, add the sugar and water to a non-stick frying pan. Mix well and cook over low heat for 5 minutes until a clear, thick syrup forms. Remove from heat and add the sliced apples and set aside. Once that’s done, it’s time to prepare the cake dough. In a bowl add the eggs, butter and the rest of the sugar, mixing until it forms a cream. Then add the vanilla essence, milk and wheat flour. Mix everything and finally add the yeast. Then pour the dough into the frying pan with the apple sauce. Also, cook over low heat for 10 minutes or until you do the toothpick test and it comes out clean. Finally, with the cake still warm, turn it out onto a plate and wait for it to cool before serving.
10 – Low carb apple pie
Ingredients
- 1 ovo
- 1/2 apple
- 1 spoon of almond flour
- 2 spoons of cream
- 1 spoon of chemical yeast
- Brown sugar (or sweetener) to taste
- Cinnamon to taste
- Butter or coconut oil
Preparation mode
First of all, peel the apple and cut it into thin slices and set aside. Once done, beat the egg with the almond flour, cream and yeast. Then, grease the frying pan with butter and preheat. So, add the sugar and cinnamon, and spread the apple slices over the syrup. Add the dough and cover the skillet and cook over low heat for 7 minutes or until completely cooked. Finally, unmold the pie and sprinkle cinnamon on top and you can serve the low carb apple pie.
Anyway, what did you think of this article? In fact, take the opportunity to also check out Mug Recipes – 10 simple ideas for you to rock in the kitchen.
Sources: Happy Gluten Free Women’s Tips Mimis Blog
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