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Linda @bushelandapickle

Hot Milk Cake

Wonderful all purpose cake from scratch
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 6 -10
Course: Cake
Cuisine: American Traditional
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teas vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teas salt
  • 1 teas baking powder

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 325.
  2. Combine butter and milk in a saucepan, bring to a boil (DO NOT BOIL)
  3. In a separate bowl, beat eggs gradually adding sugar stirring constantly
  4. Add vanilla
  5. Sift flour & salt together in another bowl
  6. Add to egg mixture
  7. Beat until smooth
  8. Gradually add milk and butter mixture beating well.
  9. Add baking powder beating well again
  10. Pour into well greased and floured tube cake pan or 2 8 or 9" pans
  11. Bake 1 hour
  12. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan
  13. Serve warm with fruit, whipped cream or powdered sugar sprinkled on top
  14. Note: Half the recipe and bake in 8-9 in square pan for 30 minutes