Blueberry Apricot Skillet Cake
Use the best blueberries and apricots of the season with this blueberry apricot skillet cake! Best of all, serve it right in the skillet!
Dish Count :: 1 Skillet, 2 Mixing Bowls

It’s hard to know when to let a secret break… this is one I’ve been holding on to for months, just because I’m afraid, anxious, excited, and most of all not wanting to tempt fate. Getting overly excited about things is a flaw of mine, Ben has always known that about me, wanting to keep me down to earth, but wanting to share my excitement without letting me or it get too far out of hand.

Really, the truth of the matter is I’ve been working on something very special and it is getting pitched today to some very important people. And as much as I am trying to keep a level head about it, the truth is – today is going to be very hard to focus. Because…
We are pitching a TV show!! *Cue simultaneous panic, flop sweats, Katherine Heigl dance sequence*
The last few months I’ve been working with a production company to develop a show concept that will revolve around the blog and our country in the city motif. Sharing my love of the country with all of you has been my biggest source of pride these last five years (omg FIVE years?!), and hopefully bringing it to a larger audience will help bring a little larger slice of my home to yours.

But as my level headed and always practical husband would say – let’s not get ahead of ourselves – today is just the pitch. And I keep reminding myself of that same thing. I’m hopeful, and excited, and nervous, and thrilled.
How did Julia Child ever conquer the world like she did with such grace and humility about her? – because I fear that I will not maintain the grace nor the composure our great kitchen saint did. Not in the least.
So through today – if you can, just please send a little somethin’ somethin’ my way – a thought, a prayer, an air-five, or a cartwheel of excitement. It would be very much appreciated. Or, if you have something stronger, like a doggie downer for my nerves, that would be welcomed, too.
Mostly, just thank you for letting me finally be able to break this secret. It’s the first step to hopefully something greater. And I will most definitely be keeping you all up to date on the progress as soon as I hear it.
This is the best circle of trust a girl could ask for.

Oh yeah – and there’s cake!! This is the best Monday EVER!!
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Blueberry Apricot Skillet Cake
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Description
Use the best blueberries and apricots of the season with this blueberry apricot skillet cake! Best of all, serve it right in the skillet!
Ingredients
For Blueberry Apricot Base:
- 2 cups Fresh or Frozen Blueberries
- 3–4 Large Fresh Apricots
- 1/3 cup Chopped Dried Apricots
- 4 Tbsp Butter
- 2/3 cup Brown Sugar
- 1–2 tsp Corn Starch
For Cake:
- 1 cup Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 1/4 Brown Sugar, packed
- 2 Eggs
- 6 Tbsp Butter, melted and cooled
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt or Sour Cream
Instructions
Blueberry Apricot Base:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In an oven safe skillet, like a cast iron skillet, melt butter and whisk in brown sugar until melted.
- Add in blueberries and apricots and bring mixture to a simmer.
- Sprinkle cornstarch over the mixture and simmer until the mixture thickens, about two minutes.
- Turn heat off and remove from heat source.
For Cake:
- In one mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
- In other mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, and white and brown sugar until the mixture is smooth and the sugar is dissolved.
- Whisk in melted and cooled butter until smooth, then sour cream or greek yogurt, and lastly vanilla extract.
- Fold the flour mixture into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Spoon and gently smooth the cake over the top of the warm blueberry apricot mixture.
- Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes. Check the cake after 25 minutes and monitor to ensure it is not cooking too fast.
- Remove from the oven as soon as a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let cool for 30 minutes, and serve warm.
- Serve right out of the skillet with whipped cream and fresh berries on top, or gently flip out onto a serving platter like a true upside down cake.
Notes
Adapted from America’s Test Kitchen’s Apple Upside Down Cake
Keywords: upside down cake, berry cake, frying pan cake
What a great idea, and here’s your air-five! Â Congratulations and good luck, Megan! Please let us know how the meeting went. Oh, and this skillet cake sounds delish!
So excited for you! You are such a rock star, and a true inspiration, I can’t wait to see where this goes! Oh and the cake totally has me craving a slice for breakfast!
Oh my gosh! How exciting! Congrats and I hope that the pitch goes well today! This cake is a must make for summer and for celebrations like your big news!
Exciting stuff! Sending good vibes your way!! And this cake – yes!
Be still my heart! I love blueberries, fresh whipped cream, cast-iron skillets, and pretty much everything about this recipe. If only I could have a big warm slice drop shipped to my doorstep right now! Also, congrats on the TV pitch! Sending positive thoughts your way. 🙂
ahhh cat is FINALLY out of the bag!!!! So freaking excited for you my friend!!!! Can’t wait to hear BIG news!! xoxo
EEEEEEEEK!!! I am so excited you’ve finally let it out! They are going to love the pitch! Next stop, Hollywood!!!! xoxoÂ
1. SO many happy/positive thoughts coming your way today 🙂
2. THAT surface…I’m flying to Seattle to steal it from you.
3. this cake. It’s everything. GAH!!!
What exciting news!! Â I’ve been a fan ever since my first visit to this blog years ago, and I’m so thrilled for you. Â Good luck Megan!!
OMG GOOD LUCK!!! Cheering for you over here!
I’m am loving the apricot and blueberry together, what a gorgeous cake. Congrats and good luck on the pitch!
I’ve been dying for an update! So happy the cat is finally out of the bag. Sending you all of the happy thoughts!! xoxo
Megan, I LOVE this cake . . and CONGRATS!!!!! I hope you get it!!!!Â
That is so freakin’ exciting!!!  There needs to be more bloggers on tv!  I wish you all the luck in the world, and if it helps, you tell them that you know you’ve got at least one viewer already, guaranteed 😉  PS this cake is gorgeous! Â
OMG! How exciting! I can’t wait to hear how it goes/went 🙂 This cake looks amazing/delicious/to-die-for, and what a perfect way to celebrate! 🙂 🙂
This is truly gorgeous!Â
Such a stunner!! This beauty looks fabulous!
Uh, this is crazy exciting, and they’d be crazy dumb not to do it! Â Good luck!!!
How super exciting! I’m sure you’ll keep us posted. 😉 And I want this cake!!
This cake looks so heavenly – I want to scoop it all up with a big spoon. And congrats on the potential tv show, how fun!
Skillet cakes are the best things on Earth. They look cool, sound cool, and taste so good. When I make them, I feel like I’m making a fancy cool cake way easier. Love this!
Gorgeous! I love skillet pies, so much easier than fiddling with a crust!
Congratulations on the pitch!!! Â And good luck with all the next steps. Â Everything here looks soooo tasty, so I’m sure they’ll go for it.
I absolutely love skillet cakes, and yours looks like a winner!
Congratulations! Â Hoping to see your show soon on TV :). Hoping to make this cake even sooner!
A million times yum! Â Love the blueberry-apricot combo for the base!
Now this is my type of skillet dish! There’s so much gooey fruit filling in there
Congratulations!! I hope your pitch went well and going to look at newer posts if you’ve updated what happened. Â How exciting…I don’t think I would be able to think, function or concentrate on anything else! Â Â
Your blueberry, apricot skillet cake is just beautiful and must taste like summer!  😉
Wow! This is beautiful! I love how easy skillet cakes are!
This cake looks simply amazing and oh wow, good luck with your pitch!!!
That is so exciting!!! Can’t wait to hear how things go!
Love love desserts like this with a dollop of cream or ice cream on top…sign me up!!
TV show?! HOLY EXCITING NEWS! Congrats, that’s so awesome!
Holy cow, that is some super exciting news!! Good luck with your pitch – I wouldn’t even know where to start. 🙂
How exciting!! Â Good luck on everything! Â
And just look at all the blueberries in this cake – yum!
This cake looks absolutely gorgeous! Â I’m loving all of the fresh fruit in there!