Strawberry Skillet Cake

Strawberry Skillet Cake

Miz Helen's Kitchen

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter,room temperature

1/2 cup shortening, (I use butter flavored shortening)

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

2 eggs, room temperature

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

dash salt

3/4 cup half & half

1 teaspoon vanilla

Topping

1/2 cup butter,softened

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Garnish

sliced fresh strawberries

Whipped cream or Whipped Topping

Directions

Topping

In a small mixing bowl, mix together the butter, flour, sugar cinnamon and nutmeg until the mixture looks like crumbs. Set the mixture aside.

The Cake

In a mixing pitcher, mix the flour, baking powder and salt, stir well and set aside.

In an electric mixing bowl, add the butter,shortening and sugar and then beat until completely creamed and smooth.

One at a time add the eggs and vanilla then continue to beat the mixture.

Alternate pouring in the flour mixture and the half & half until all the ingredients are in the mixture.

Pour the batter into a 12 inch iron skillet.

Sprinkle the topping mixing over the top of the batter.

Garnish the topping with sliced strawberries

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 55 minutes or until the center will test clean.

Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing.

Garnish with fresh berries and whipped topping or whipped cream.