Boiled milk cake recipe

Boiled Milk Cake recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups flour

1 cup milk

4 eggs

2 cups sugar

1 stick butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking powder

pinch salt

Instructions:

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a tube pan. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder and set aside. Cream eggs and sugar. Add to flour mixture. Bring milk and butter to a boil, then gradually add to mixture with vanilla. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes.