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Chocolate Skillet Cake

Ingredients

• Cake
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 cup sugar
• dash salt
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tbs. cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• Frosting
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tbs. cocoa powder
• 3-4 tbs. milk
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, sugar and salt together and set aside.

In a 10-inch cast iron skillet, bring the butter, vegetable oil, cocoa powder and water to a boil. Remove it from the heat and whisk in the dry ingredients. Mix in the buttermilk, egg and vanilla. Bake the skillet for about 15-20 minutes or until a tester comes out with just a few moist crumbs.

While the cake cools, make the frosting. In a medium saucepan, bring the butter, cocoa powder and milk to a boil. Remove from heat and add the powdered sugar, nuts and vanilla. Stir to combine. Pour the frosting over the warm cake and spread with a spatula.

Serve with vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce or whipped cream.