Apple and Cinnamon Baked Pancake

So I have this great giant baked berry pancake of awesomeness recipe that really and truly is awesome. My kids bug me to make it all the time, but it involves egg whites, whipping them to be exact, and sadly, my total-cheapskate-only-costs-me-five-buck-second-hand electric mixers broke. They broke!

I’m still in shock.

I thought these ancient mixers would go on mixing forever, but nope. A week or so ago they got all hot and stinky, and they wouldn’t turn off, and suddenly there was smoke coming out of them, and cake mix going everywhere, and I had to unplug them, for good.

So until I replace my beloved handheld electric mixers, there will be no more baked pancake of awesomeness for us… or will there?

Once the haze of smoke had cleared and I’d finally cleaned the last of the cake mix off the ceiling, I decided to have a go at a new baked pancaked recipe, this one is super easy, no whipped egged whites involved.

Quick and Easy Apple and Cinnamon Baked Pancake

I didn’t really hold high hopes for it being as good, but I’ve made it four times in the past two weeks so I think that means I was wrong.

This quick and easy apple and cinnamon baked pancake is good… it’s very good!

Ok so it’s not as light and puffed up as the baked pancake of awesomeness, but it is so darn quick and easy to make and that counts for a lot.

Plus we added chopped apples and drizzled the whole thing with a totally over the top cinnamon, sugar and butter mixture. Everything is better with apple and cinnamon don’t you think?

You’ll need a nice big pan to make this because you don’t want it to be too thick, we make it in a roasting tray lined with baking paper.

You can use any kind of apples you like, peeled or unpeeled, but don’t scrimp on the cinnamon topping!

 

Apple and Cinnamon Baked Pancake Recipe

Apple and Cinnamon Baked Pancake

Apple and Cinnamon Baked Pancake

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

This easy apple and cinnamon baked pancake is a great way to feed a hungry family!

Ingredients

Pancake

  • 40 gms of melted butter
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 2 cups of self raising flour
  • (or 2 cups of plain flour and 4 tsp baking powder)
  • 2 medium apples, diced

Cinnamon Topping

  • 60 gms melted butter
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 180 Celsius and line a large baking dish (38x25cm approx) with baking paper.

To make the pancake mixture:

  1. In a medium bowl melt the butter and allow to cool a little. Add the sugar and eggs and beat well. Add one cup of milk and mix well.
  2. Add the flour and remaining milk and mix until there are no lumps.
  3. Chop the apples into small squares, leave the skin on or peel them if you like.

To make the cinnamon topping:

  1. Melt the butter in a small bowl, add the sugar and cinnamon and mix well until there are no lumps.

Putting it all together:

  1. Pour the pancake mixture into the baking dish and spread it out till it makes a think layer covering the whole dish.
  2. Sprinkle the diced apple evenly over the top of the mixture, and drizzle with the cinnamon topping.
  3. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the pancake mixture feels firms to the touch and edges just begin to turn golden.

 
Quick and Easy Apple and Cinnamon Baked Pancake

This baked pancake tastes so good warm and bubbling straight from the oven, but it also keeps in the fridge for few days and reheats well for a quick treat at breakfast.

So now the only question is…

Do I replace my ancient electric hand mixers with another set? Or do I splurge on an expensive stand mixer instead?

Who’s got a stand mixer that they love?
Was it a super expensive one?
Do you use it all the time?
What do you use it for?

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    11 Comments

    1. We have a Breville “Scraper Mixer Pro” which was about $500, so slightly cheaper than a Kitchenaid mixer. It’s advertised on the basis that it “scrapes the bowl so you don’t have to” but in my opinion it doesn’t actually do a great job at this. It is a good all round mixer, comes with a few different attachments including an aerating whisk thing which does an excellent job on egg whites. It makes much better cakes than with the 1970s hand mixer I inherited from my grandmother! All round I’m happy with it, having to occasionally scrape down the side of the bowl is no big deal. All I really use it for is making cakes, although it also has a dough hook so you could use it for bread etc.

      1. I was checking out that Scraper Pro mixer online today… I’d really love a Kitchen Aid, but I’m thinking something a little less expensive would probably do just as well!

        1. Hi! Sorry to butt in.. I got a Kenwood k-mix as a present about 6 years ago and my mam is still using her Kenwood chef that’s been knocking around for at least 20 years! Apparently they have a more powerful motor than the Kitchen Aid. Saying that, My sister got one in Aldi and it seems to be great!
          I’m going to try this recipe for my kids in the morning, you had me at apple & cinnamon!! :D

          1. Butt away! LOL
            I saw that Aldi stand mixer and wondered if it was any good… it can be so hit and miss with Aldi stuff, but I might grab one next time they are around! Thanks!

    2. Yummo! It’s my birthday tomorrow and thanks to your recipe, I know what’s going to be for breakfast!
      I’ve got a retro looking sunbeam but it’s a few years old! It’s great! It was a birthday present but before that the handmixer was fab too. The bench mixers are great for lots of baking and whipping up food for the hungry hordes! (or even better, letting them do it themselves!)
      The only problem is even though they look great, it’s another thing on the bench! (Harbouring bench grime and dust!) And then if not looking decorative they need lots of cupboard space to live!
      Another option is ALDI occasionally have funky looking mixers and probably not as much as a kitchenaid.

      1. Happy Birthday!!!

        I am in tow minds about a standmixer for just that reason… where would I put it?!? We did build a ‘butlers pantry’ when we renovated so I do have bench space in there for appliances, but it’s not huge and already full of stuff, but maybe a clean up and rearrange is in order! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

        1. Thanks! 21! (Cough! Plus another 20!)
          We loved our delish pancake! I did a cheat and melted all the butter together, then put two tablespoons in the batter.
          Yummo! Looking forward to trying different fruits! Could be a great dessert option too!

    3. I have never owned a stand mixer. I find I can do all I need / want to with a hand mixer and I dont have to find a spot for it in my kitchen which is kind of on the smallish size especially in terms of storage. My hand mixer fits into the “baking drawer” along with 3 rolling pins, measuring cups and spoons, paper muffin cases and a few large biscuit cutters that I actually use on the little peoples sandwitches from time to time. That said I do like the look of the stand mixers esp the retro types ;)

      1. I’ve never owned a stand mixer either… but I’ve always wanted to! Mind you, I can only think of two things that would easier done in a stand mixer than with a hand mixer – making meringue and whipping cream, and I don’t do either of those things very often, but I might if I had a nice retro looking stand mixer! LOL

    4. I’ve got a kitchen aid (it was a gift) I love it, but it does take up room on the bench. It would really be too heavy to lift on and off too. The thing I use the most is the dough hook because I don’t have a bread maker. But in staying that, if I was to buy a mixer now I would buy an Assistant Original after reading cityhippyfarmgirls blog posts on them.
      Thinking about what I would do if my kitchen aid died. At the moment I would probably buy the cheapest hand mixer I could find, because as much as I love my kitchen aid I don’t think I could justify the money at the moment.

      1. That’s where I’m at too. I would love a fancy stand mixer, but I just can’t justify the expense right now. I saw the Aldi stand mixer pop up in the catalog and I was so tempted, but I am not sure where I’d put it, so I think it will be cheap hand mixers for me too – they work just fine, they are just not as sexy! LOL