Hot Milk Cake with Fudge Icing is a tender, fluffy, and moist vanilla cake much like a sponge cake. It's made with scalded (or hot) milk and is very simple to make and not overly sweet.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cake, chocolate, chocolate frosting, hot milk cake, vanilla cake
Grease a 13x9 pan with solid vegetable shortening like Crisco.
In a small saucepan, heat milk and butter until the butter is melted. Remove from heat.
In a bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt, whisk to combine.
Crack the eggs into the bowl of your electric mixer. Beat the eggs until thick and light yellow. Once thick, gradually add the sugar and beat until fluffy. Add anilla.
Turn the mixer to a slow speed and slowly add in the flour mixture. Mix until smooth.
Slowly pour in the milk and melted butter. Mix until just combined. Pour the batter into your prepared cake pan.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with dry crumbs.
Allow the cake to cool completely on a wire rack.
Once the cake is almost completely cooled. Start making the chocolate frosting. !
Spread the icing over the top of the cake. Serve and enjoy.