Recipe Hot Milk Cake

[Barriehie]

Was watching a food program and they mentioned Southern Hot Milk Cake??? I looked it up and with my recent coincidence with scalded flour discussion decided to make one.

I, slightly, modified the recipe found here. Modifications are italicized. I opted for a salted caramel sauce topping.

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 stick of butter
• Nutmeg or cinnamon to taste

Method:
Preheat oven to 350 °F/175 °C

Combine the milk and butter in a pot and heat until the butter is melted. I brought mine to a simmer and remove from the heat. Combine remaining ingredients and *slowly* sir in the milk/butter mixture.

Original recipe says bake like a cake but I baked mine in a graham cracker crust. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, around 35 minutes.

 

[badjak]

I need to check it proper but that might just be close to one of South Africa's favourite recipes " milk tert"

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Was watching a food program and they mentioned Southern Hot Milk Cake??? I looked it up and with my recent coincidence with scalded flour discussion decided to make one.

I, slightly, modified the recipe found here. Modifications are italicized. I opted for a salted caramel sauce topping.

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 stick of butter
• Nutmeg or cinnamon to taste

Method:
Preheat oven to 350 °F/175 °C

Combine the milk and butter in a pot and heat until the butter is melted. I brought mine to a simmer and remove from the heat. Combine remaining ingredients and *slowly* sir in the milk/butter mixture.

Original recipe says bake like a cake but I baked mine in a graham cracker crust. Bake until s toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, around 35 minutes.

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How was it? I like the look of that and it could potentially work well with plant milk

 

[Barriehie]

I need to check it proper but that might just be close to one of South Africa's favourite recipes " milk tert"

I just giggled it and they both look extremely similar!

 

[Barriehie]

How was it? I like the look of that and it could potentially work well with plant milk

Sweet and more custard like than cake. I'll make it again for sure. The salted caramel topping nails it...

 

[Barriehie]

How was it? I like the look of that and it could potentially work well with plant milk

I don't see why plant milk wouldn't work. Give it a whirl!

 

[ZenPandaChef]

Since we don't have self-rising flour where I live, and if my calculations and the told standard is correct 2½ cups self-rising flour would be equivalent of about:
300g of flour
3.75 teaspoons or 18-22g of baking powder
½ teaspoon of salt.

 

[Morning Glory]

Since we don't have self-rising flour where I live, and if my calculations and the told standard is correct 2½ cups self-rising flour would be equivalent of about:
300g of flour
3.75 teaspoons or 18-22g of baking powder
½ teaspoon of salt.

Sounds about right.

 

[Barriehie]

Sounds about right.

Thank you.

 

[Morning Glory]

What like about this recipe is its a sort if all in one recipe. Is it served hot? Or is the 'hot' referring to the cooking method?

 

[Barriehie]

What like about this recipe is its a sort if all in one recipe. Is it served hot? Or is the 'hot' referring to the cooking method?

Good eye. Hot refers to the cooking method where the hot milk is used to change the consistency of the flour.

(It is good when heated!)

 

[Morning Glory]

Good eye. Hot refers to the cooking method where the hot milk is used to change the consistency of the flour.

(It is good when heated!)

Choux pastry also uses heat in a similar way.

 

[Barriehie]

Choux pastry also uses heat in a similar way.

Yes, I've made those before many years ago. I was making chocolate eclairs.