Skillet Chocolate Sheet Cake
 
Ingredients
  • For the Cake:
  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup sugar
  • dash salt
  • ¼ cup (1/2 stick) butter
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • For the Topping:
  • ¼ cup (1/2 stick) butter
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa
  • 3-4 tablespoons milk (as needed for consistency)
  • ½ cup pecans, chopped
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, sugar, and salt together and set aside.
  2. 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 well. Mix in the buttermilk, egg, and vanilla. Bake the skillet cake at 350 degrees F for about 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with just a few moist crumbs.
  3. While the cake starts to cool, make the frosting. In a medium saucepan, bring the butter, cocoa, and milk to a boil. Remove them from heat and add the icing sugar, nuts, and vanilla. Stir to combine. Pour over the warm cake, spread with a spatula.
Notes
recipe from |Willow Bird Baking[http://willowbirdbaking.com/2012/04/25/gooey-chocolate-skillet-cake-ice-cream-sundae/]
Recipe by Kitchen Belleicious at https://kitchenbelleicious.com/2012/09/10/skillet-chocolate-sheet-cake/