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skillet almond cake brown sugar

Skillet Brown Sugar Almond Cake

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings

8 Servings

Ingredients

Salted Almond Crust

  • ¾ cup dark brown sugar
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1¼ cups sliced almonds lightly toasted
  • ½ teaspoon sea or kosher salt

Cake

  • 1⅓ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 ounces almond paste
  • ¾ cup almond milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

Salted Almond Crust

  • Heat 9-inch cast iron or heavy duty skillet over medium heat. Combine brown sugar, honey, and evoo and cook, stirring occasionally, until bubbly and dark brown, about 5 to 7 minutes.
  • Fold in almonds and salt and remove from heat. Spread almonds to cover the bottom of the pan.

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Place flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl.
  • Whisk together evoo, almond paste, almond milk, egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract until smooth and no lumps remain.
  • Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until combined. Pour batter over almond crust.
  • Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until cake pulls away from side of pan and springs back when lightly pressed.
  • Cool slightly (the cake is easier to unmold when warm) and turn cake out onto serving plate, or serve cake in skillet. Dust with powdered sugar.