Skillet Cake
(from redmed2000’s recipe box)
Source: Penzey's Spices
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Serves 10 people
Categories: dessert, not tried
Ingredients
- CAKE:
- 1 1⁄2 Cups all-purpose flour
- 3 TB. NATURAL COCOA POWDER
- 1 Cup sugar
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 6 TB. vegetable oil
- 1 TB. vinegar
- 1 tsp. PURE VANILLA EXTRACT
- 1 Cup cold water
- FROSTING:
- 11⁄2 Cups powdered sugar
- 2 TB. NATURAL COCOA POWDER
- 3 TB. soft butter
- dash salt
- 2 TB. brewed coffee, room temperature
Directions
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CAKE DIRECTIONS:
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Preheat oven to 350°.
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Sift the dry ingredients together into a 10” cast iron skillet (also works well in an 8×8 baking pan).
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Make three wells in the dry ingredients.
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Pour the vegetable oil in the first well, the vinegar in the second well and the PURE VANILLA EXTRACT in the third well.
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Pour the cold water over the top.
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Stir with a fork until well blended.
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Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.
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Let cool, then frost.
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FROSTING DIRECTIONS:
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Cream together the powdered sugar, COCOA,
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butter and salt until well blended.
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Add the coffee and mix well.
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Spread over the cooled cake.
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Nutritional Information:
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Servings 12; Serving Size 1 piece (86g); Calories 270; Calories from fat 90; Total fat 10g; Cholesterol 5mg; Sodium 320mg; Carbohydrate 46g; Dietary Fiber 1g.