Soft & Moist Milk Cake – Easy Homemade Teatime Cake
Easy Homemade Teatime Cake with Hot Milk that turns out so moist and delicious.
Ingredients
- 170 gms All-purpose flour maida
- 3 Eggs whole
- 150 gms Sugar – 150 gms powder 150 gms granulated sugar or use caster sugar
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- ½ tsp Salt only if using unsalted butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla essence
- 100 ml Milk
- 60 gms Butter
Instructions
- First, sift the all-purpose flour into a bowl. Next, add the baking powder and mix well.
- Next, break three eggs into a large mixing bowl and add the sugar. Beat the mixture until it becomes light, frothy and pale in colour. After that, add the vanilla essence and mix briefly.
- Now, gradually add the flour mixture, a little at a time, to the beaten egg mixture. Using a spatula, gently fold the flour into the batter until it is fully incorporated.
- Heat the milk and butter together in a microwave or on the stovetop until the butter melts and the mixture is hot. Stir well to combine. Then, carefully pour the hot milk and butter mixture into the cake batter.
- Line a 6-inch cake tin with baking paper. Pour the prepared batter into the tin and gently tap it on the counter a few times to release any large air bubbles.
- Place the cake tin in the preheated oven and bake at 170°C for approximately 30–35 minutes.
- Once baked, remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool in the tin. After it has cooled completely, carefully unmould the cake and slice it.
Notes
- Sift flour at least 3 times before using.
- Do not overmix or overbake the cake.
- Use ingredients as mentioned in the recipe for a perfectly moist cake
- Beat eggs and sugar for at least 5 minutes until frothy.
- If you are using unsalted butter, add half a teaspoon of salt as well.
- Baking time will depend on your oven, so check the cake after 30 mins and bake further, as needed.
- Unmould and slice the cake only after it has completly cooled.