Hot Milk Sponge Cake
Instructions:
- 1/2 Cup Milk
- 1 Tablespoon Butter; plus
- 2 Teaspoon Butter
- 8 Large Eggs
- 2 Cup Sugar; plus
- 2 Tablespoon Sugar
- 1 Cup Bleached flour
- 1 Teaspoon Baking powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small saucepan, heat the milk and 1 tablespoon of butter, over medium heat.
- Put the eggs and 2 cups of sugar in a large mixing bowl, and with an electric mixer fitted with a wire whisk beat on medium−high speed until the mixture is pale yellow, thick, and has tripled in volume, about 8 minutes, using the mixer.
- With the machine on low, beat in the warm milk mixture.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together in another large mixing bowl.
- Add the egg mixture and vanilla, fold to mix thoroughly so the mixture is smooth. Grease 12− by 17−inch baking sheet pan with the remaining butter.
- Sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar.
- Pour the cake batter evenly into the pan and bake until the cake springs back when touched, about 15 minutes.
- Let cool for about 2 minutes.
- Sprinkle a piece of parchment paper with powdered sugar.
- Using a thin spatula or knife, loosen the edges of the cakes, then flip onto the paper. Cool completely.
- This recipe yields one 12− by 17−inch sheet cake.