Super Easy Milk Cake

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Super Easy Milk Cake
A simple and delicious hot milk cake with a few ingredients you most likely have on hand already. The taste and texture makes it perfect for any occasion. I was so happy to finally get this recipe from my friend Katie, I can't get enough of this cake. You can use your favorite fruit for topping, or just cinnamon sugar like I did.

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 8 tablespoons butter
  • 1/8 cup sugar (for topping)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Yield:
cake, 9-inch
Prep time:
15 minutes
Cook time:
30 minutes
Total time:
45 minutes
Yield: 1 cake, 9-inch | Prep time: 15 minutes | Cook time: 30 minutes | Total time: 45 minutes

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar (using an electric mixer).
Super Easy Milk Cake photo instruction 1
3. Add vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to the egg mixture.
Super Easy Milk Cake photo instruction 2
4. In a small saucepan, heat milk and butter until hot and butter is melted.
Super Easy Milk Cake photo instruction 3
5. Gradually add milk to the batter, whisking until the mixture is smooth.
Super Easy Milk Cake photo instruction 4
6. Pour the batter into 9-inch round cake pan and bake in the preheated oven for about 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Super Easy Milk Cake photo instruction 5
7. Combine cinnamon and sugar. Sprinkle the top of the cake with the mixture.
Super Easy Milk Cake photo instruction 6

Shop products and ingredients I recommend for this recipe:

Vanilla Extract

Vanilla Extract
Organic Flour

Organic Flour
Cinnamon

Cinnamon
Baking Powder

Baking Powder
Cane Sugar

Cane Sugar
Butter

Butter
Eggs

Eggs
Whole Milk

Whole Milk

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Emma SugarRush
My daughter Emma made it yesterday for the family, turned out great, thanks for sharing the recipe!
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alenatrs
Thanks for letting me know, and kudos to Emma for her cooking skills! I'm thrilled the recipe turned out great for everyone. 🙂 - Alena
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Wow

Guest
Very easy to make.im I uganda Africa.these black people are loving the cake thax
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alenatrs
Wow, that's so awesome that we have visitors from Africa enjoying our recipes! I'm very happy you liked this simple milk cake! Thank you for taking time to leave your wonderful review! - Alena
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Loved the texture

Guest
So easy and the texture is awesome. Thank you for the recipe! Best, James
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alenatrs
You're welcome, James! I'm glad to hear that you liked the texture of this milk cake! - Alena
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Guest
good
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Really runny

Guest
Although it was runny I decided to add more flour, still waiting for it to finish cooking! Im a 13 yr old that wants to start baking. I hope this turns out well. Thanks!
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alenatrs
Hope it turned out well 🙂 We have another comment from 13 y/o here who nailed it, so I'm sure you will too ;) - Alena
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Delicious and super easy

Guest
I made this cake with my kids last night and they didn’t almost everything and it turned out amazing. Not overly sweet, which I love. Thank you for sharing. I’ll keep this one for future cake baking celebrations.
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alenatrs
That's awesome! You are very welcome! ;) - Alena
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Milk cake

Guest
Nice, moist, delicious…will make it again!
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alenatrs
Sounds like it was a complete success ;) thanks for taking time to leave the comment! - Alena
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Guest
could i use brown sugar instead f white?
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alenatrs
I haven't tried this with brown sugar, I think it should be fine but expect it to be brown color, not like the picture. Happy baking! - Alena
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Guest
Will it be good if I poured milk on it?
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alenatrs
If you pour milk on top of the cake it may become too soggy. - Alena
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Best milk cake ever

Guest
I really wanted milk cake and I found this recipe I absolutely love this!
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alenatrs
Thank you! I'm so happy to hear that you loved this simple milk cake so much! - Alena
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Nice recipe

Guest
Watching British Baking show while making this—turned out really well. The texture is so different, it’s like marshmallow-y and soft. I think it’s be really good stacked with like a blackberry and custard filling. Just to balance its sweet taste.
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alenatrs
That sounds awesome! I'm glad you liked this milk cake, thank you for taking time to leave a comment! - Alena
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Can I sub applesauce for the sugar?

Guest
Wanting to make this for my toddler but we still haven’t introduced sugar. Could I leave it out or substitute applesauce? Any tips? Thank you!
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alenatrs
Haven't tried it with sugar substitutes. If you do, please, let me know how it turns out. Thank you! - Alena
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Love the texture...

Guest
So easy and delicious... just the right amount of sweetness! Thank you!
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alenatrs
You're very welcome! Enjoy this milk cake! - Alena
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So happy

Guest
So happy to find this recipe, this cake is such an easy and delicious breakfast treat!
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alenatrs
Agree, it works great for breakfast! Thank you for leaving such a wonderful review! - Alena
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Measuring ingredients

Guest
Are those uk cups or usa cups? I need to convert the recipe in grams/millilitres. Thanks!
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alenatrs
I use US cups in all of my recipes :) - Alena
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amazing and quick to make

Guest
I was indoors and bored and wanted to bake a milk cake as I saw on a video, so I searched up easy milk cake recipes and trust me I clicked on this link as soon as I saw it. I added almonds and coconut. was absolutely delish 🤤♥️!
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alenatrs
I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed this cake! Thank you for taking time to leave your wonderful review! - Alena
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Breakfast.

Guest
Would this be a good breakfast cake? Thanks!
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alenatrs
Yes, this milk cake works great for breakfast. - Alena
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Easy milk cake

Guest
Baked this cake today and I'm so happy I nailed it. My nieces can't keep calm.
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alenatrs
Awesome! I'm glad your nieces liked it! ;) - Alena
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Perft

Guest
This turned out perfectly! I used margarine instead of butter though and wow! So soft and fluffy and that smell! delicious!
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alenatrs
Great! I'm glad the cake turned out perfectly! Thank you for sharing your experience with us! - Alena
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batter was runny

Victoria Wease
the batter was runny was it supposed to be??
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alenatrs
No, you can see the batter consistency on the picture, it should not be runny, it's difficult to say what went wrong without details. - Alena
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good

Guest
yum in my tum
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Awesome!!!

Guest
I just made this bcz I was looking to use up eggs and milk. My daughter doesn’t like milk, so I just told her it’s a vanilla cake. She loves it. I love the texture and the flavour. So happy I found this. I just used 1 1/3 sugar and only 5 tblspns butter. I wasn’t as meticulous with the mixing and blending and it still turned out great. Yay!!!
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alenatrs
I'm glad you liked the flavor and texture of the cake! Thank you for leaving your feedback! - Alena
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How

Guest
How do i turn on my oven. It was easy to make but idk how to turn it on
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alenatrs
I'm sorry, I cannot help with that :) different ovens have different controls ) - Alena
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????

Guest
It took way longer to bake than the recipe said. It is in a 9 in. pan too. Maybe it should have gone into a larger pan to spread out more. I am still waiting for it to come out of the oven. I'm sure it will taste fine, but the baking time surprised me.
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alenatrs
Sometimes baking time may vary depending on your oven... - Alena
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Use in a mold!

Guest
These were super easy and delicious. You're right, I had all those ingredients on hand. I had used my cake mold for something else and decided to use a Halloween Skull mold (Amazon cakelet mold). They came out in a great size for each person and super delicious. Thank you!!
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alenatrs
Great idea! Thanks for sharing with us! - Alena
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Super Easy Milk Cake

Guest
I was looking for a quick and easy cake to make with the ingredients that I had in the kitchen. This cake turned out great and was very simple to make. Thanks for the great recipe!!
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alenatrs
You are welcome! Glad to hear you enjoyed the cake! - Alena
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Such a lovely easy cake to make

Guest
Such a quick and easy cake to make, and it’s sooooo tasty
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So good

Guest
I added a few very thin slices of butter on top and let it melt before serving. What a hit!
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alenatrs
Adding butter sounds yum... :) - Alena
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So Easy!!

Guest
I’ve been baking this cake for years...I’ve made it with almond flavoring, lemon flavoring, I’ve used cocoa powder and made it chocolate...always comes out delicious! The only way it could be easier is if you could buy it readymade in the grocery store!
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alenatrs
These are some great ideas to bring this cake to a next level :) Thanks for sharing! - Alena
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Easy Milk Cake

Guest
My First time baking a cake from scratch, it came out delicious 🤤
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Guest
Yum
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Yum!

Guest
So great! Here’s what I did a bit different... no cinnamon and sugar topping, but 1T of ground cardamom added to the dry ingredients plus 10 drops of orange oil to the milk/butter. Baked in a Bundt pan... delicious paired with some herbal tea! Thanks for the basic recipe...I will keep playing with additions based on what mood I’m in! Very moist!
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alenatrs
You're welcome! Glad that you liked this milk cake recipe! - Alena
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Guest
Thank you.
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Guest
same
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Thank you for the delicious recipe

Guest
Thank you for this delicious recipe. I baked this today for the first time for my husband. Will be saving this & making it again!
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alenatrs
You're very welcome! - Alena
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Guest
it was an amazing cake but compicated
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Amazing

Guest
I tried this out and my family loved it. It was quick and really delicious. Thanks a lot.
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alenatrs
You are welcome! Glad to hear that your family enjoyed this milk cake! - Alena
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Perfect for a quick dessert!

Guest
Made chocolate pudding and wanted something simple to go with it, but no cookies in the house. Mixed this cake up in about the time it took the oven to heat to 350. It baked while we ate dinner (baked about 40 minutes). Deliciously simple and the perfect accompaniment to chocolate pudding with a dollop of sour cream on top. Wonderful texture! Thank you for sharing!!
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alenatrs
You are welcome! I’m glad that you loved how it tasted! - Alena
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Amazing

Guest
I’m 13 years old and I made this for my parents and it was amazing.
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alenatrs
That’s so great! Love to hear that even our younger readers can successfully make it! - Alena
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