Nannie's Hot Milk Sponge Cake

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

1_ Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour and baking powder. Heat milk in a small saucepan until just boiling, then remove from heat and set aside.

2_ Beat eggs until foamy, then add sugar. Continue beating on medium-high speed until thick and lemon colored. Add vanilla, reduce mixer speed to medium and add hot milk in a steady stream. Quickly beat in flour mixture.

3_ Pour into a 10 inch tube pan. Bake in preheated oven 45 minutes, or until top springs back when lightly tapped.

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