24 skillet cake recipes

Romanian fried noodle pudding (kugel) with golden sauteed onions and eggs, pan-fried until crispy on both sides. A savory, skillet-browned noodle cake from Eastern European tradition.

Hawaiian pineapple upside-down cake with crushed pineapple, coconut, and maraschino cherries over a brown sugar caramel in a cast iron skillet. From-scratch batter with pineapple juice baked right in.

From-scratch pineapple upside-down cake baked in cast-iron skillets with a caramelized brown sugar and Karo syrup topping, pineapple rings, maraschino cherries, and optional pecans. A buttermilk batter with folded egg whites for extra lift.

Pineapple upside-down cake with a cornmeal batter, fresh pineapple caramelized in Madeira wine and brown sugar, baked in a cast iron skillet. Extra-rich with whole eggs plus extra yolks and a hint of nutmeg.

Instead of a traditional method, we use a skillet to bake the cookies, also you don't have to make cookies one by one, just bake the batter all together. It comes out nice and crispy outside and moist inside, and it's a cookie, or looks like a cake. So you have both to enjoy!

Tarte Tatin with a nutty oatmeal crust: apples caramelized in butter and brown sugar in a cast-iron skillet, baked under the crust, then flipped to reveal the glossy upside-down apple tart.

One-skillet baked pasta with crispy bacon, garlic, tomato sauce, and a golden oregano-breadcrumb topping. A weeknight casserole that skips the layering and goes straight to dinner.

Easy red beans and rice with smoked sausage, the Cajun-leaning weeknight skillet. Canned beans and tomatoes plus the holy trinity (onion, bell pepper, garlic) come together in 40 minutes for a one-pot dinner over rice.