Hot Milk Sponge Cake

From OrangesBleues

My grandma Winnifred taught me how to make this, I have since started using a microwave to warm the milk; but otherwize this recipe is unchanged.

Ingredients

1. 3 Eggs
2. 1 ¼ cups of Sugar
3. 1 teaspoon of Vanilla
4. 1½ cups of Flour
5. 2¼ teaspoons of Baking Powder
6. ¼ teaspoon of Salt
7. ¾ cup of hot Milk

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Select an 8½” or 9” Tube Pan and make sure that is grease free.
3. Beat the Eggs until thick and lemon coloured.
4. The add 1 teaspoon of Vanilla.
5. Blend or sift together the Flour, Baking Powder and Salt.
6. Microwave the milk for 60 seconds.
7. Gradually sift or sprinkle the dry ingredients over the egg mixture and fold in carefully after each addition.
8. Then quickly fold in the Hot Milk.
9. Pour into the pan and swirl a knife through the batter to remove any air bubbles.
10. Bake in a preheated 350° F oven for about 50 minutes
11. Invert the baked cake and allow it to hang suspended until cool. To remove from the pan, loosen with a knife or spatula and shake carefully.