Skillet Coffee Cake

This coffee cake flavored with orange juice and pecans is a delicious afternoon treat baked in a 12-inch skillet.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 344 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup evaporated milk
• ¼ cup shortening
• ½ cup orange juice
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• ½ cup pecan pieces
• ¼ cup brown sugar, or more to taste
• ½ stick butter, cut into small cubes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-inch skillet.

Step 2

Mix flour, white sugar, and salt together in a bowl. Mix in shortening. Add evaporated milk, orange juice, and egg. Fold gently.

Step 3

Pour batter into the skillet. Sprinkle brown sugar on top. Dot with butter. Cover with pecan pieces.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until coffeecake springs back when touched in the center, about 30 minutes.