Quarantine Cake

 It's only been three days in quarantine and I'm already stir crazy.  I'm sure everyone will feel the same sooner or later.  To fill an hour yesterday, I made my husband a quarantine cake aka Appalachian skillet apple cake.

Ingredients

• 1 stick unsalted butter softened
• 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar divided
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3 small honey crisp apples peeled, cored and sliced thinly
• 1/2 cup pecans chopped
• 2 tbsp bourbon

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-inch cast iron skillet with cooking spray and set aside.
2. Toss the apples and pecans with the bourbon and set aside.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, whip together the butter and 1 cup of the sugar until pale and fluffy, 3 - 4 minutes.
4. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
5. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
6. Add the flour mixture and sour cream to the batter and beat on low until a smooth batter forms.
7. Fold in bourbon soaked apples and pecans. Spread the batter in the prepared skillet. 
8. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar evenly over the top of the cake batter.
9. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Let the cake cool in the skillet.

My husband found these tucked under the bathroom sink.  It felt like finding a hundred dollar bill.

I hope everyone is holding up well.  What are you doing to pass the time?  I'm sure we will all be fine as long as we listen to our fearless leader.

Goddess help us all!!!