Chocolate Skillet Cake Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Hazel Jacobsen   Chocolate Skillet Cake Recipe is made from scratch with flour, sugar, butter, cocoa, buttermilk, egg, vanilla, milk, powdered sugar and chopped pecans and cooked in a skillet resulting in a very tasty chocolate cake. Food Category:    Cakes and Tortes Cuisine Origin:    Southern    Servings: 10 Calories: 559 per serving Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   15 Minutes Cook Time:   25 Minutes Total Time:   40 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1C flour
• 1C sugar
• 1/2t baking soda
• pinch salt
• 1/4C butter (1/2 stick)
• 1/4C vegetable oil
• 1/2C water
• 2T cocoa
• 1/4C sour cream or buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1/2t vanilla
• For Frosting:
• 1/4C butter (1/2 stick)
• 2T cocoa
• 3-4T milk (as needed)
• 2C powdered sugar
• 1/2C chopped pecans
• 1/2t vanilla

DIRECTIONS

• In a bowl, combine first four ingredients.
• In a 10" cast iron skillet combine: butter, vegetable oil, water and cocoa. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Whisk in the flour ingredients. Then mix in: sour cream or buttermilk, egg, and vanilla.
• Pop the skillet into a 350°F. oven for 20 minutes, just until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
• While the cake cools a bit, make the: Frosting In a medium saucepan bring to a boil: butter, cocoa, milk (as needed. Remove from heat and whisk in: powdered sugar, chopped pecans, and vanilla. Pour over warm cake, spread with a spatula. Serve warm.

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