Place Cast Iron Skillet in a cold oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees. *If you tend to be accident prone, just preheat the oven and see steps below.
In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients except for the butter with a wooden spoon.
*accident prone instructions: warm the cast iron skillet over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
Melt the butter in the hot cast iron skillet, making sure that the butter coats the entire pan (sides and bottom). Take care to not burn yourself.
Pour the cornbread mixture in the cast iron skillet and using potholders, put the skillet in the oven.
Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
