Milk cake

HOW TO MAKE MILK CAKE

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Grease a bundt cake pan with margarine or butter and dust with flour.

Step 2: Beat the sugar, softened butter, eggs and the lemon zest until obtain a creamy dough. Pour the milk, vanilla extract and mix for 1 to 2 minutes until it's nicely incorporated. Add the flour and the baking powder and beat until a homogeneous and creamy mixture.

Step 3: Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake about 25 to 30 minutes.

Step 4: Remove the cake from the oven and unmold onto a plate. Let cool to room temperature and serve.

TIPS FOR MILK CAKE

1. When preheating the oven, make sure you have all ingredients ready to start making the cake.

2. Place the oven rack in the middle. This allows the hot air to circulate evenly around the dough, resulting in even cooking.

3. When placing the cake dough in the oven, the oven should not be too hot, if it is, the cake will rise too quickly and there will be no time for the inside of the cake to cook at the same speed (what often happens is the cake sinks in the middle). If the oven is too hot, leave the oven door open until the temperature drops a little.

4. Never open the oven door while the cake is baking. The kitchen temperature is always lower than the oven temperature, what will happen is that the oven temperature will drop and the risk of the cake sinks in the middle increases.

5. The first thing to do before taking the cake out of the oven, is to stick a toothpick in the center of the cake. If it's dry, it's cooked. Turn off the oven and leave the cake in the oven for another 5 minutes.

6. Do not open the oven door all the way, leave the door open about 10 to 15 centimeters (4 inches to 6 inches) and wait another 5 or 10 minutes so that the heat enters the kitchen and there is no temperature shock that causes the cake to collapse (the time depends on the season of the year, if it is summer leave it for about 5 minutes, if it is winter 10 minutes).

Milk cake

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Category:Breakfast, Cakes, Desserts, Recipes, Videos
Cuisine: Portuguese
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 12 slices
Prep Time:20 m
Cook Time:25 m
Total Time:45 m
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Ingredients
• 3 medium eggs
• 150 grams (2/3 cup) granulated sugar
• 200 grams (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
• 150 ml (2/3 cup) milk
• 125 grams (2/3 cup) softened unsalted butter
• Zest of one lemon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Grease a bundt cake pan (24 x 8 centimeters (9 1/2-inch diameter with 3 1/4-inch-high sides)) with margarine or butter and dust with flour.
2. In an electric mixer, beat on medium speed the sugar, softened butter, eggs and the lemon zest until obtain a creamy dough. Pour the milk, vanilla extract and mix for 1 to 2 minutes until it's nicely incorporated. Add the flour and the baking powder and beat until a homogeneous and creamy mixture.
3. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes (the time depends on the oven).
4. Remove the cake from the oven and unmold onto a plate. Let cool to room temperature and serve.
Milk cake
Nutrition facts
Serves 12 slices
Per Serving:
% DAILY VALUE
Calories 206
Total Fat 10 g(13%)
Saturated Fat 6 g(29%)
Cholesterol 64 mg(21%)
Sodium 82 mg(4%)
Total Carbohydrate 26 g(10%)
Protein 3.5 g