This hot milk cake recipe is a plain butter cake mixed with hot milk. It is not a sponge cake or a pound cake.
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Hot Milk Cake
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 9 squares 1x
Description
Hot Milk Cake. From Alissa.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (125g) flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup (120ml) milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease an 8-inch square pan.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat eggs and sugar until thick and pale. Stir in vanilla.
- Heat milk and butter until the butter melts. Fold the flour into the eggs, then stir in the hot milk. Bake 28 to 32 minutes.
Notes
The milk should be hot, not boiling over. Boiling milk scrambles the eggs if you dump it in.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Beat
Eggs and sugar get thick before the flour goes in.
Milk
Hot, with the butter melted in it.
Pan
8-inch square. It is a thin cake.
Top
A dusting of powdered sugar is enough.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Buttermilk?
This one is plain milk.
Storage
Covered, 3 days.
Shortcake
Split squares and add berries.
Loaf
Too thin a batter for a deep loaf.