Description
Whipping up Hot Milk Cake brings pure comfort straight from your kitchen, delivering a tender, delightful treat that feels like a warm hug. Smooth, simple ingredients come together quickly to create a classic dessert perfect for sharing with friends and family.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole milk
Supporting Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
Finishing Ingredient:
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Warm your oven to 350°F and coat a 9×13-inch pan with baking spray, ensuring every corner gets covered.
- Combine 1 cup whole milk and ½ cup unsalted butter in a small saucepan, heating until butter melts and mixture starts bubbling, approximately 5 minutes.
- Whisk 2 cups all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon salt, and your baking powder in a separate bowl until thoroughly blended.
- Grab your electric mixer and beat 2 cups granulated sugar with 4 large eggs until the mixture becomes light and fluffy, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Gradually incorporate your flour mixture into the sugar-egg blend, mixing on low speed to prevent overmixing.
- Slowly stream the hot milk-butter mixture into your batter while continuing to mix, then fold in 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract until just combined.
- Transfer the smooth batter to your prepared pan, spreading it evenly with a spatula.
- Slide the pan into the preheated oven and bake for 28 to 32 minutes, watching for a light golden-brown surface.
- Check doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center – it should emerge clean with no wet batter.
- Remove from oven and let the cake cool completely on a wire rack.
- Dust the cooled cake generously with powdered sugar using a fine-mesh sifter before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Test cake doneness with a toothpick inserted in the center, ensuring it comes out clean and free of wet batter.
- Use room temperature eggs for a smoother, more evenly mixed cake batter that creates a lighter texture.
- For a gluten-free version, swap all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to maintain the cake’s delicate structure.
- Cool the cake completely before slicing to prevent crumbling and ensure clean, neat cuts when serving.
- Prep Time: 12-14 minutes
- Cook Time: 28-32 minutes
- Category: Cakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8 to 10
- Calories: 415
- Sugar: 44 g
- Sodium: 75 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 59 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg