Hot Milk Sponge Cake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Icing 10 mins
- Easy
- Serves 12
Ingredients
Sponge
- 4 eggs
- 250g castor sugar
- 280g cake flour
- 15ml baking powder
- 250ml milk
- 100g butter
- 5ml vanilla essence/ 2.5ml vanilla extract
Vanilla Icing
- 4 eggs
- 250g castor sugar
- 280g cake flour
- 15ml baking powder
- 250ml milk
- 100g butter
- 5ml vanilla essence/ 2.5ml vanilla extract
- 125g soft butter
- 200g icing sugar
- 10ml vanilla essence / 5ml vanilla extract
- +/- 25 ml milk
Method
- STEP 1Beat eggs and sugar until thick and creamy.
- STEP 2Sift flour and baking powder and fold into egg and sugar mixture.
- STEP 3Heat milk and butter until just below boiling point.
- STEP 4Stir milk mixture and vanilla into batter.
- STEP 5Spoon into two greased 20cm cake tins or 1 23cm tin.
- STEP 6Bake at 180°C for 25 - 30 minutes.
- STEP 7For the icing: Cream butter, icing sugar and vanilla. Add enough milk to make mixture light, creamy and spreadable.
