Apple Skillet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 medium apples, peeled, cored and cut in 8 wedges (soft fleshed, preferably Empire or McIntosh)
1 tablespoon sugar
Batter
1 cup cottage cheese
3/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup flour
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar (for dusting)
1 cup maple syrup (optional for serving)

Preparation

Melt butter in 10\" - 12\" ovenproof non-stick skillet. Arrange apple wedges in a layer in skillet and sprinkle with sugar.
Cook apples on medium to low heat about 5 minutes, then turn the apple wedges over and cook 5 minutes more.
Set skillet with apples aside.
Make batter:.
Place all batter ingredients in a food processor and process a few seconds to combine them.
Heat the broiler.
Pour the batter over the apples in the skillet; cover and cook over low heat on the stove for 6 - 8 minutes.
Uncover the skillet and broil 6\" from the heat source for 6 - 8 minutes, until browned on top.
Invert onto a serving plate, and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. Cut into wedges and serve with maple syrup (optional).