1950S HOT MILK SPONGE CAKE

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This classic and traditional recipe is right out of the 1950s. Bake this old-fashioned hot milk sponge cake recipe when you're feeling nonstalgic.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoon butter
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Optional: Fresh fruit or powdered sugar for serving

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray and line with a round of parchment paper.
  • Measure flour, baking powder, and salt into a sifter or sieve and sift together. Heat milk in microwave for 20-25 seconds. Drop the butter into the milk to melt it.
  • With an electric mixer on high, beath eggs 3 minutes until thick and lemon-colored. With machine running, gradually add sugar, then stir in the dry ingredients, mixing just until all dry particles are incorporated. Stir in hot milk-butter mixture and add vanilla until well blended.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes until cake tests done when a toothpick is inserted in the center. Remove pan to a cooling rack for 10 minutes, then turn out onto cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Serve garnished with fresh fruit and a sprinkle of powdered sugar.

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