This simple, old-fashioned milk cake tastes so good it will surprise you! As I remember my mom's delicious meals, this dessert was always the perfect ending. Mom always used "a dash of this and dab of that" to come up with what we thought was "the best"! —Rosemary Pryor, Pasadena, Maryland

Hot Milk Cake

eggs, room temperature

sugar

vanilla extract

all-purpose flour

baking powder

2% milk

butter, cubed

An excellent recipe. I like to try new recipes when I have just a cup or so of whole milk remaining, just to see what I can accomplish.  I'm rarely disappointed, and a search today led me to this one - which I will keep. It is amazing. Will top some pieces with some raspberries that I froze at the end of the season last year (the canes are already getting ready to produce a new crop) and we will enjoy it this evening.  Thank you.

My mom had made this cake for many, many years, it was one of her recipes, that relatives new she would bring to a shower, or to a special family gathering. She made a hot brown sugar sauce for the topping on the cake. for an after Sunday dinner desert, or sometimes with boiled frosting ..... We were always wondering, when she made it , was this cake for us, or was it leaving the house.....comfort food from our childhood I guess.

Not sure what all the negative comments are about. I baked this with very little skill and it turned out absolutely perfect! the cake was so soft and wonderful. the only thing I did was reduce the sugar to 1 and 1/4 cup because i frosted the cake. Please do bake this cake :) its such a great ,simple  and delicious one

I have used this recipe many times for layer cakes for my kids’ birthdays. I have added a pinch of salt a few times, other times I have poked holes with a chopstick  and poured in jello, and I have at times dumped a bunch of cocoa powder in with the dry ingredients.  They have all turned out great!  I like this cake because it is structurally sound and can withstand icing like a champ. Use a long bread knife to slice off the slight dome. When I use buttercream I do a thin crumb coat, stick it in the fridge, wash a couple of dishes and then the do the real icing. Beautiful every time!

This cake came out exactly as I expected it would.  The “negative” reviews “, I imagine, come from negative haters. Some people are only happy when ripping others down.  My suggestion is to learn how to bake before you comment.  Delicious cake and I’m looking forward to some truffle tonight!

If you follow this recipe, you\'ll get a cake that\'s pretty dense. The recipe has the right ingredients but the wrong steps for a fluffy cake. Only use a mixer to beat the eggs and sugar. After that, use a spatula to mix everything else in, because if you continue to use a mixer you\'ll beat out a lot of air bubbles from the mixture, which will make it less fluffy. Also add the milk and butter before the flour, because adding the flour first will make the mixture so dense that it will push out the air from the mixture. If you prefer something less sweet, use 1.25 cups of sugar instead of 2. You could also melt the butter first, before stirring in the milk, just to make it melt faster.

Made this cake today, was pretty simple to make, served it as a strawberry shortcake, I think the cake would also be wonderful to use in a trifle. I will save it and make it again.

I love this cake.  It\'s the perfect base for strawberry shortcake, or for a topping of any fruit with whipped cream.  Leftovers are great with a cup of coffee in the morning.  I don\'t understand those who had trouble, but cakes are one of those things that you have to follow instructions carefully.

I tried this recipe and it came out really well. I was short of 1 egg but the outcome was still good. Thanks for sharing!!

I poked holes n the top of the cake and poured some cream of coconut over the top... oh so moist! I did a change tho' - I didn't put 2 cups of sugar in it (i is a diabetic) - I used 1 cup of sugar - had rave reviews from every1! loved it...

We have been making hot milk cakes in our family for more than 75 years. It is an easy tasty cake and you can add coco powder 1\2 cup or more to taste and make a chocolate hot milk cake! Delicious!

I have made this cake on several occassions and it is a fantastic cake! It's halfway between a sponge and a pound cake. It's also a great base for cakes as suggested by others. I cannot believe some people think it's an awful cake! I have suggested this recipe to many people when they comment on how nice it is. Definitely worth a try!

I made this once and it turned out amazing. I have a terrible oven so I set it to 300 and it took longer but worked out. I topped mine with strawberry Jam. Has anyone tried making this into a cupcake?

I made this cake for my husband's birthday. When I read the recipe, I was skeptical, as I had never heard of hot milk cake. I decided to try it because of all the great reviews. It was a bit more work than my usual yellow cake recipe, but it was well worth it! This is the fluffiest cake I have ever made. It was moist and light. I followed the recipe exactly. I think that beating the eggs for the full five minutes is essential. I made two 8x8 cakes and froze one for another day. I served the other one with fresh strawberries and light whipped cream. My husband raved about it. This is my new favourite cake recipe!

Just made this today and it is a good basic cake that is easy and quick. I baked my in a bundt pan for about 50-55 minutes. I only had whole milk, used organic unsalted butter, decreased the sugar to 1 1/2 cups, increased the vanilla to 2 tsp, added 1/4 tsp salt (my mother was an excellent baker and even when the recipe didn't call for salt, she ALWAYS put a little in all her baked goods), I also added a 1/2 tsp of King Arthurs Princess Cake and Cookie flavoring. The cake is similar to a pound cake, but not quite. I sprinkled it with confectioners sugar and will be serving it with fresh strawberries and whip cream. Next time I will try making cupcakes. I'll let you know if it doesn't work, but I have a feeling it will.

So good .My kids loved it.I reduced the amount of sugar to 1 cup and it turned good.

Great, easy to make and lots of fun to eat

just made this cake for breakfast this morning to have with hot chocolate and it was delicious! Will definitely be making this again!

it's so delicious , my kids just loved it,,,,,,,,

I had given up on finding a delicious light and moist yellow cake recipe. I am so happy my sister in law suggested I try this recipe. My search is over I have found my forever yellow cake recipe. This recipe will not disapoint you.

I have been looking for a recipe that fits the picture description of this cake for quite some time. Firm, fine crumb, spongy soft texture... and this recipe delivered!!! It is fantastic. Worked as a cake, worked as cupcakes. I have 150 pages of yellow cake recipes and this one immediately has jumped to page#1. I do have a question. Does anyone have baking times for baking 6", 8", and 9" round versions? My first attempt at a round (6") was still not done after 25 minutes, and unfortunately, I could not leave it baking any longer...Any advice would be appreciated!Thanks again for the GREAT recipe.

hot milk cake

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Servings: 16

Author : Taste of Home

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