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Hot Milk Cake recipe. This vintage sponge cake is simple and delicious, shown in a bundt cake form glazed with caramel. and speckled with pomegranate arils

Vintage Hot Milk Cake Recipe

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: hot milk cake
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 367kcal
Hot Milk Cake Recipe. This easy to make, vintage sponge cake can be made in a variety of ways, all delicious!
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Ingredients

  • 3 eggs if extra large 4 eggs if regular sized
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 stick of butter ½ cup
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 TBS heavy cream
  • 1 TBS vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Caramel optional
  • Pomegranate Arils optional
  • Other optional toppings include: powdered sugar mocha frosting, vanilla frosting, fruit, etc

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Grease a bundt pan (or spring form pan) very well with spray or butter/flour.
  • Combine eggs and sugar in your mixing bowl and mix on medium for 4-5 minutes or until batter has doubled in size and is nice and fluffy.
  • Meanwhile, melt your butter in a saucepan over medium heat, add in milk, cream and vanilla and allow it to just come to a simmer, then immediately lower heat to low. Whisking often.
  • Allow it to bubble for 2 minutes.
  • With mixer running, slowly drizzle in the hot milk mixture.
  • Once that is fully incorporated, add in your flour, baking powder and salt (premix ahead of time), add it in in 3 increments. Scrape down sides of bowl and when mixture is fully incorporated, pour it into your greased bundt pan and bake for 50 minutes.
  • Check cake, if tester comes out clean, remove it from the oven. If not bake another 5 minutes. Repeat process until fully cooked.
  • Allow cake to cool for 10-15 minutes, then carefully remove it (you may want to run a butter knife around gently just in case).
  • Allow cake to cool if you decide to add icing.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature.
  • If you decide to drizzle with caramel like i did, just pour it over-top, so good! Warm your homemade or store-bought caramel sauce up just a bit before drizzling over-top

Notes

See variations section above for ideas on how to decorate or garnish this cake recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 8servings | Calories: 367kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 217mg | Potassium: 109mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 197IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 2mg