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sue_va -- Hot Milk Sponge Cake

16 years ago

Here are parts of two different recipes that may work for you.

HOT MILK SPONGE CAKE

CAKE

Cream together: 2 beaten eggs; 1 cup sugar; 1 Tsp. vanilla.

Sift together: 1 cup flour; 1 Tsp. baking powder; 1/4 Tsp. salt. Add this to the creamed mixture.

Heat together: 1/2 cup milk; 2 Tbsp. butter. Add to mixture.

Bake 30 min. in 375 - 400 oven. (Doesnt' say pan size or whether to butter the pan. Grrr.)

TOPPING

Cook to a simmer: 3 Tbsp. butter; 5 Tbsp. brown sugar; 2 Tbsp. cream or half & half. Pour over cooled cake. Add nuts or cocoanut. Heat under broiler until it bubbles.

Glaze for ORANGE-GLAZED POUND CAKE

Combine: 1 cup sugar; 3/4 cups orange juice. Boil for 7 minutes. Cool to room temp. Perforate cake. Pour half of glaze over cake and let cool. Pour remaining glaze over cake. Dust with confectioner's sugar.

Alternate glaze: 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup each orange juice and orange liqueur. Boil for 5 minutes.

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Comments (4)

susanjf_gw
16 years ago
sue? bet that's an 8x8 or 9x9 pan..only 1 c of flour doesn't make much batter...
sue_va
16 years ago
Chisue, Thanks so much. I will surely C&P both of these. I'm also thinking that I could "cheat" and buy pound cake and use the orange glaze. Just in an emergency, you understand.

Susanjf, when I read the cake recipe I also thought a square pan, because as I remembered my Mom served it in squares. I bet the 2 eggs/1 cup flour etc. accounts for the name:Sponge cake.

Looks like we had a meeting of the sweet SUEs here.

Sue
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Jude, the Hot Milk Cake was what I used for my wedding cake, I love the stuff. Here's the recipe I used, both for cake and frosting. The frosting does not contain powdered sugar. Hot Milk Cake - Pixistix Old fashioned, simple, melts in your mouth! 4 eggs 2 cups sugar 2 1/4 cups flour 2 1/4 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. vanilla 1 1/4 cups milk 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter Beat eggs and sugar well. Combine flour with bk. powder and add to egg mixture along with vanilla. Heat milk and butter together until butter melts; gradually add to batter, beating until well blended. Pour batter into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes. Topping fom the daughter of Cindy NY Brown Sugar Topping 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1/4 cup whipping cream 1 T unsalted butter 3/4 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup chopped pecans Combine the brown sugar, whipping cream & butter in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in the vanilla. Let stand 10 minutes. Whisk until of spreading consistency. Stir in the pecans. Spread over the brownies or cake. Let stand 1 hour or until set. Serve cold or at room temperature. Makes enough for an 8x8 pan. Just a note, the topping seems pretty runny when you put it on the cake, but it sets right up when cool, so don't worry. Annie
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Hot Milk Cake from pixistix 4 eggs 2 cups sugar 2 1/4 cups flour 2 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/4 cups milk 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter Beat eggs and sugar well. Combine flour with bk. powder and add to egg mixture along with vanilla. Heat milk and butter together until butter melts; gradually add to batter, beating until well blended. Pour batter into a greased 9x13 pan or a bundt pan. Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes. Old fashioned, simple, melts in your mouth ****I bake mine in a square pyrex dish, and bake it about 45 minutes.
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chisue
Original Author
16 years ago
Yes, I thought it would be a square pan. Hey, why not try store-bought with a glaze. I'd go for the one with the Grand Marnier, would you? LOL

Hmm...as I remember, that cake IS pretty good, even just plain.

I never knew there were so many 'Sue's' in the world! I know the name drives me crazy in my 'Frenchie' geneology, where some variation of Susan was attached to just about every female ever born into this Protestant group.
sue_va
16 years ago
I would go with the orange, and the other one with the coconut sounds good too.

About the name Sue, there are several of us here at the KT.

I am not a Susan though, just a Sue.

My DGM's name was Susan; I never knew her, she died before I was born. My parents named their first daughter after her, so she was Susan. She only lived 3 days. I came along many years later as the last of ten children

My parents still wanted the DGM's name to be carried on so they decided on Sue.

My middle name is Ellen, which makes me Sue Ellen. I always say I am the original Sue Ellen, before Gone With the Wind, and before Dallas!

TMI?

Sue

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