Hot Milk Sponge Cake with Strawberries is a super simple, old-fashioned recipe that is light, moist and has incredible flavor!
HOT MILK SPONGE CAKE WITH STRAWBERRIES
When I was a kid, we had strawberry shortcake (or some form of it) a lot as a kid. In the spring and early summer months, we probably had it for dessert at least once a week. It was usually made with those store brought dessert shells. Y’all know the ones I’m talking about right? They have the little dip in the middles to spoon your berries into?
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CAN I USE OTHER BERRIES BESIDES STRAWBERRIES?
Absolutely! You can use any topping you’d like on this cake! Any type of berry would work or even peaches! This cake is soft and sweet and is kinda the grown-up version of those little dessert shells you can buy at the grocery store. It is perfectly delicious to eat all by itself but personally, I love it with strawberries and whipped cream.
For the berries:
fresh strawberries
sugar
lemon juice
For the cake:
all-purpose flour
baking powder
eggs
sugar
milk
butter
vanilla extract
HOW TO MAKE HOT MILK SPONGE CAKE WITH STRAWBERRIES:
Enjoy!
Originally published: March 2011
Updated & Republished: June 2019
HOT MILK SPONGE CAKE WITH STRAWBERRIES
Ingredients
For the strawberries:
- 2 pints fresh strawberries
- Ā¼ cup granulated white sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice optional
For the cake:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- Ā½ cup whole milk
- 2 tbsp salted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
For the strawberries:
- Hull strawberries, cut in half, and place in bowl. Sprinkle sugar and lemon juice on top and mix together. Place plastic wrap over bowl and place bowl in refrigerator for about 4 hoursĀ (until strawberries are very soft.)
For the cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray nonstick cooking spray inside a 9 X 9 baking dish.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
- In a separate bowl (or stand mixer), beat eggs on high speed for about 4 minutes, until thick. (If youāre using a stand mixer, I would suggest using your whisk attachment for this step.)
- Gradually add sugar and beat at medium speed for 4-5 minutes until fluffy.
- Now slowly add the flour mixture, and mix at low to medium speed until just combined (donāt overmix or cake will turn out rubbery).
- In a small saucepan, on medium heat, add milk and butter and stir until butter is melted. Do not boil ā you just want this mixture to be very warm (scalded is the cooking term).
- Add milk and butter mixture to batter, also add vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- Pour into baking dish and bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Serve slices warm with macerated strawberries spooned on top and fresh whipped cream.
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Thank you so much for all the wonderful and sweet comments everyone!
Pat – YAY! so happy you tried it and enjoyed it!! And I'm glad you got your hands on some fresh Florida strawberries…yum!!
This cake looks nice and moist! LOVE strawberries! Wish I had your Tooth Fairy when I was little:) My granddaughter just lost her first tooth, but only got $! and her dad's a dentist:) They look so cute with their toothless grins:)
delish recipe!
that's how we sweet snack our berries š
TWENTY????? WE gave $5 for our first tooth and she gets $1 each subsequent.
I nearly died when our daughter's BFF's TF left TEN for the first. Y'all's tooth fairies are breakin' us š LOL.
YAY for milestones.
That is so cute of your hubby, er tooth fairy to want to give him $20 but that is going to get expensive!
I've always wondered how to make macerated strawberries. Now I know! This would be a wonderful alternative to strawberry shortcake.
Congrats little man on your lost tooth:) My Ave just told me yesterday that she was ready to start loosing some teeth. I'm with you Brandie~ it's hard closing some of these chapters:(
On a sweeter note:) This cake looks fab! I'm ready for fresh strawberries and I hate that I have to wait another 4 months for that:/ Have a blessed day.
20 for a tooth!?! HOLY MOLY! My tooth fairy always gave me 25 cents haha…Lucky little one right there!
Your cake looks amazing, I am such a fan of strawberries on sponge cake or shortcake…just feels so much like summer to me!
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Wow $20 for a tooth? That's awesome! This looks delicious too!
Cute post and wonderful dessert…..thanks for sharing with us:)
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Awwwwwwwwwwww! So cute!!!
Hey Brandie! Great blog! I found you through Life as a Lofthouse and I'm happy I did.
Just so you know, a different tooth fairy lives at your house than at mine. My tooth fairy isn't as generous, I promise.
The cake…wow. I love it.
yum, what a lovely molten cake! i love this! i had bookmarked a bunch of recipes to get back and comment on post vacation and this was one i knew i needed to share some love on. thanks for sharing š
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Wow! 20 bucks for the tooth!! That tooth fairly never visited me. I got more like the 25 cents.
LOVE the cake. I got my first really, really good batch of strawberries last weekend and am eager for a good use. I think I've found it!
That cake looks so yummy. Goin to try it. Wow!! What a thoughtful "Tooth Fairy" that y'all have around your area. š I bet he was one happy boy.
Mrs. T.
Acorn Hollow
I have a ton of strawberries and I'm always looking for a good recipe. This cake looks amazing! My family will love it! Thanks!
And love the lost tooth story & pic! Wow… $20! Will that be for every tooth? Our 3 yr old will likely be having an injured tooth extracted soon. I think we'll go with $1… yes, we're cheap… but he's 3!! (And by the way, if you are ever in need of a good dental resource, I've found this Mom's Guide to be helpful: http://www.1dental.com/moms-guide/
When my lil sunshine (now 19 yrs old) lost her teeth, the tooth fairy left her a barbies!!! she couldnt wait for the next tooth to come out to get a new barbie!!Let your husband I mean tooth fairy spoil your lil angle, just remember once you give such a BIG gift they want it everytime..lol
Ahhhhhh…the hot milk sponge cake…it was one of the first cakes I learned to do on my own. I would come home from school and find that my siblings (6 of them) had already foraged all the snacks on hand so I'd get busy baking a cake. The two younger ones would sit at the kitchen table til it was done, and not wait for it to cool off. My folks were always happy to see it when they got home from work. If you want something, you gotta bake it yourself!! I'm so excited to see the CocaCola cake recipe…a true classic that I'll be baking tomorrow! Tonight it's the 7 up cake!
This cake was amazing!
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/>Oh, and don't let me forget to drool over this cake a bit as well. I'm guessing the hot milk makes all the difference. Just beautiful! Thanks for linking up this week!