Recipes & Tips — desserts

Upside Down Chocolate Banana Skillet Cake

Upside Down Chocolate Banana Skillet Cake

Why are upside down cakes so mesmerising? At SKK, we are absolutely besotted with them! They add a magical touch to the simplest of cakes. Perhaps, because it reminds us of 'grandma' and elicits feelings of nostalgia for simpler and purer times. As far as upside down goes, you can't beat this delicious banana cake. Full of vintage glamour, it combine two of grandma's favourite things: upside-down cake and a trusty cast-iron skillet*. Caramel, chocolate and banana with a hint of cardamon and allspice: what's not to love! Some combo's are timeless!  Ingredients: Topping 150g (¾ cup, softly packed) brown sugar 75g butter, diced 5 small bananas, peeled and cut...

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S’more Skillet Pan Brownies

S’more Skillet Pan Brownies

What if you could have campfire fun anytime you wanted! Well our S'more Skillet Brownie is the answer to your dreams. Loaded with ooey-googey goodness Secret Kiwi Kitchen's S’mores Skillet Brownie has all the flavour and fun but with no campfire needed. By making the 'Smores' in a cast iron pan, it's easy to throw them under the broiler to achieve that wonderful rustic roasted touch!  Consisting of SKK's fudgy brownie topped with a layer of gooey toasted marshmallows and Whittaker bar pieces, what's not to love?! The kids all went made for this dessert! We made it with extra big marshmallows, since...

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Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Tahini Skillet Blondies

Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Tahini Skillet Blondies

Our Brown Butter Tahini Skillet Blondies are decadently delicious, crispy and gooey in all the right places and full of irresistible nutty toffee richness. This is a knock-your-socks off recipe that can be made in a few minutes using Secret Kiwi Kitchen's White Chocolate Blondie mix and a few secret additives

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Spiced Red Wine Cast Iron Skillet Cake with Poached Pears

Spiced Red Wine Cast Iron Skillet Cake with Poached Pears

Looking for a beautiful dinner party dessert that is super simple and easy to make? Try our spiced red wine skillet cake with poached pears. With hints of fall spices, this not too sweet yet decadent fruity dessert is the perfect centrepiece for your dessert table. Spiced redwine is used to poach the pears and then is added to the cake mix to create a rich and moist cake with a mysterious extra depth. We love making this dessert in a cast iron pan as the presentation is so gorgeous but any standard sized cake tin will do. Skillet desserts are great for...

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