Some of the recipes from the depression era are my favorites. Simple, down to earth recipes that you can usually make with ingredients you have on hand. No need to run to the store for an ingredient that you may never use again. These are the special recipes passed down from our grandparents or our parents. They usually have very few ingredients. Next time your looking for a special dessert to serve try this depression era hot milk cake!
A dear friend I met while living in Florida shared today’s recipe with me. She and I had the same birthday and she was like a surrogate grandparent to our children while living so far from family. Needless to say she was a very special person in my life and this is a delicious simple recipe.
Hot Milk Cake
Ingredients:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ cup milk
2 eggs
2 Tbsp butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Heat milk and butter until butter melts. Beat eggs until thick and lemon colored, about 3 minutes on high speed if using an electric mixer. Gradually add the sugar while continuing to beat for 4-6 minutes. Add sifted dry ingredients to egg mixture; stir just until blended. Stir in hot milk mixture and vanilla; blend well. Pour into a greased and floured 9×9 inch pan.
Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Cool in pan.
Excellent for shortcake with fruit, use with a sauce such as rhubarb sauce, or very good plain! Top this cake with some frozen strawberries that you have in your freezer or serve with chocolate sauce. There are so many ways to enjoy this cake.
You probably won’t have any leftovers but if you do this cake also freezes well. This simple, old-fashioned cake tastes so good it will surprise you! It’s a prefect ending to your next meal.
Nancy on the Home Front 
I LOVE recipes like this because they are simple, not too many ingredients and they always taste good!
I will pin this to make over winter break!
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Kari,
Simple is always nice, makes it easier to remember all the ingredients! 🙂
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I l would add some orange or lemon extract too! I love simple old recipes and bought a couple of books full of those, fun!
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Nancy,
That’s a great suggestion, I’ll bet a little lemon (or orange) extract would be tasty!
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Thank you so much! My Grandmother had this recipe and gave it to me with a lot of her other depression era recipes. When our home flooded in Louisiana (my Grandmother had already passed away) I lost all my recipes from my family. I have been searching for this one ever since, I found most of the others too. Thank you again and Merry Christmas to you. Pam
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Pam,
I am so happy this was the recipe you were looking for! It’s such a simple but delicious cake! Hope you find every last recipe you were looking for! I would be devastated if I lost all my recipes! Merry Christmas to you too!
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This sounds so yummy and versatile! I love recipes that I can make with ingredients on hand; I have frequent cravings for sweets and an’t always go to the store! 😉 Thanks for sharing at Funtastic Friday.
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Kimm,
I too like simple recipes you can make where you have everything on hand!
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Such simple ingredients. Very interesting. I may try! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Pinned! Have a great week!
Kim
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Yummy! This sounds tasty!
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
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Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up!
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What a great cake, I can’t wait to make it. Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with us at Full Plate Thursday! Hope you are having a wonderful week and hope to see you soon!
Miz Helen
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