Easy Custard Cake Filling recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups milk
¾ cup white sugar
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Nutrition Info

140.3 calories
carbohydrate: 25.5 g
cholesterol: 51.4 mg
fat: 2.5 g
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 4.1 g
saturatedFat: 1.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 115.3 mg
sugar: 21.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat milk in microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in the microwave on high until hot but not boiling, 2 to 4 minutes. Combine sugar, flour, and salt together in a separate microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl. Whisk hot milk into the sugar mixture gradually. Cook milk mixture in microwave on high in 1-minute intervals, stirring after each interval, until thickened, 4 to 5 minutes.

  2. Whisk eggs in a separate small bowl until pale and frothy. Whisk 1/3 cup of the milk mixture into eggs gradually, then whisk egg mixture into remaining milk mixture gradually until smooth custard forms. Heat custard in microwave on high until thickened, about 2 minutes more. Cool slightly, stir in vanilla extract. Chill custard in refrigerator until completely cooled, about 30 minutes.

Recipe Yield

2 cups approximately

Recipe Note

Use this delicious filling to fill cupcakes or your favorite layer cake. The microwave makes it fool-proof! Use different extracts to vary the flavor;almond and mint are both really good.

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