Basic Skillet Cake

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream or spread with your favorite frosting, this basic skillet cake is heavenly tasting no matter how it's served!

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 cup self-rising flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk, or as needed

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Melt butter in a 9-inch cast iron skillet over low heat. Transfer 1/2 of the melted butter to a mixing bowl, leaving remaining butter in the skillet.
3 Add sugar to the mixing bowl and beat with melted butter until well blended. Add egg and mix until well beaten. Mix in flour and vanilla. Add milk, 2 tablespoons at a time, until mixture is the consistency of pancake batter. Pour batter into the skillet.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the stovetop.