German Chocolate Skillet Cake Question

[Chefweezie]

I made one of these for my show last night. I had to bake it at home and take it to the show, since there was no oven in the clubhouse where my hostess had the show. When I went to dump it out the coconut stuck all the way around the edge of the skillet. It had been out of the oven for about 45 minutes, so I just laughed it off and told the ladies that it had cooled off too much to "jump out of the skillet" for me. Has this happened to anyone else? Should I use more butter in the future? I have never made this particular recipe, but I always use a full stick of butter when I make the pineapple upside down cake in the skillet? Thoughts?
Thanks in advance

 

[pcjeanie]

I haven't baked this recipe, but was wondering if you had run a spatula around the outside edge of the cake? Maybe that would help if you didn't.

Jeanie Gay

 

[pcjeanie]

I haven't baked this recipe, but was wondering if you had run a spatula around the outside edge of the cake? Maybe that would help if you didn't.

Jeanie Gay

 

[loreedfk]

I think just the fact that it stayed in the pan so long might have been the problem - I always dump the skillet cakes not long after I take them out of the oven.

 

[Chefweezie]

I did run my small scraper around the edge. I usually only let my skillet cakes "rest" for 15-20 minutes out of the oven. Hmmmmm, that's probably the problem it sat too long

 

[gilliandanielle]

I was getting ready for a party at my home (not PC, just a party) and I took mine out of the oven and let it sit jsut like you did. I figured I would let it cool in the pan and then plate it right before people got there. Mine was so stuck that I ended up serving it in bowls

 

[jenniferlynne]

I decorate cakes and I was always told by my Mom and have read that you really shouldn't let a cake set more than 10 minutes in a pan because it will start to "glue" itself to the pan. I guess our cookware is no exception. I just ordered my 12" skillet, so I can't wait to try all the cakes out!