
Milk Cake
(original recipe)
Biscuit
2 eggs
2 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp flour
0,5 tsp baking powder
1, 5 Tbsp cocoa powder
2 Tbsp warm water
Beat eggs with sugar. Sift flour, cocoa and baking powder in a separate bowl and fold it into the egg mixture. Add water and stir.
Bake in a preheated oven on 180°C for about 15 minutes in a 20 cm diameter spring-form pan, or until toothpick inserted comes out of the biscuit clean.
You will have to bake 2 biscuits like this for the cake.
Milk cream
670 ml milk
70 g corn starch
2,5 Tbsp sugar
70 g white chocolate
170 g margarine, on room temperature
100 g powdered sugar
Mix 100 ml milk with sugar and corn starch. Pour remaining (570 ml) milk in a pot add white chocolate and cook on medium heat until it boils. Reduce the heat and pour in corn starch mixture, stirring constantly. Continue to cook until it thickens. You will know it is thick enough if, when you scrape the bottom of the pot with the spoon, you can see the bottom. Let cool.
Beat margarine with powdered sugar and beat in milk cream.

Topping
140 g milk chocolate
3 Tbsp milk
2,5 Tbsp sugar
100 g margarine
Put all the ingredients into a double boiler and cook until you get nice cream. Leave it to cool.
Assembling: 1 biscuit, half of the milk cream, half of the topping, repeat.
Final notes on the cake: I have scaled the recipe to fit my small spring-form pan. I baked the biscuit in 20 cm diameter pan, but it kind of shrinked a little so I finally cut it a bit and scaled to fit 18 cm diameter pan. It turned out that the amounts of milk cream and topping were perfect for that size. We all loved the recipe, and while my little brother was eating his second piece, I remembered how one of the girls from Coolinarika wrote this could be called “Mommy I want more!” I guess this should be enough for you to make this cake soon. It’s so chocolate and creamy, and it took me only an hour to prepare it. Need I say more?






61 comments
Ginny says:
Mar 13, 2009
Wow! that looks great!
Rosa's Yummy Yums says:
Mar 13, 2009
That’s an unusual cake! It looks really scrumptious!Cheers,Rosa
Nila Rosa says:
Mar 13, 2009
Yum. This looks so good.I’m bookmarking it for a later use.
The Other Tiger says:
Mar 13, 2009
Very striking! I’ve been really liking the look of alternating layers of chocolate and something white in a cake lately, and I like how this one’s stripes are all the same.
Gaga says:
Mar 13, 2009
joj kako divno izgleda….
Y says:
Mar 13, 2009
It looks stunning, for such a deceptively simply named cake!
MASATERA says:
Mar 13, 2009
Isprobane! Jako fine a na tvojoj slici su božanstvene!
nilbutikpasta says:
Mar 13, 2009
nefis görünüyor.ellerine sağlık.sevgilerimle nilgün
Anonymous says:
Mar 14, 2009
Hvala ti za ov elinkove ka meni…:)… Kao sto sam i rekla, ako tvoj mali bata oceni da je to dobro, onda i verujem da je tako
…Drago mi je da ti se dopadaju, i zelim ti puno srece na takmicenju…:)…Vanylica…
Andrea says:
Mar 14, 2009
Ja sam taj kolač vidjela samo kod Nlo i oduševila se.
Super izgleda.
Marigold says:
Mar 14, 2009
divna je..i ja razmišljam napraviti taj kolač, jer predobro izgleda
Gurma says:
Mar 14, 2009
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm tako dobro izgleda, morat ću to probati pod savku cijenu =) SAVRŠENO
Sophie says:
Mar 14, 2009
MMMMMMM…This loooks so good! I love it because you used margarine instead of butter!!!
nlo says:
Mar 14, 2009
odlično ti je ispao. ja sam ga radila još par puta i u kremu sam stavljala pola margarina (maslaca), malo sam i šećer smanjila i još mi se više sviđa tako:))
Pearl says:
Mar 14, 2009
milk = goodcake = goodmilk cake = send-me-into-a-coma-good.
Snooky doodle says:
Mar 14, 2009
oh what a yummy cake. Really interesting too. I ve never heard of milk cake. Sounds delicious though
Leslie says:
Mar 14, 2009
I have never heard of milk cake! Very interesting and delish!
Deseree says:
Mar 14, 2009
Beautiful picture! This cake sounds and looks super yummy. I’ve never heard of this before, but I’ll have to give it a try.
• friedl • says:
Mar 14, 2009
Hm, sounds nice. Only a couple tablespoons of regular flour, so that should be easy to make gluten-free ! This goes on my “to-bake-list” ;-)
oneordinaryday says:
Mar 14, 2009
What a beautiful cake!Michellehttp://oneordinaryday.wordpress.com/
Blog Hendersonville says:
Mar 14, 2009
Beautiful to look at! Would be wonderful at a tea party.
BCGW. says:
Mar 14, 2009
This is such a gorgeous photo..and a wonderfully delicious looking cake.
farida says:
Mar 14, 2009
Ahhh, this looks soooo good! My type of cake. Looks airy light. I am saving this recipe too. Thank you and your friend!
pigpigscorner says:
Mar 14, 2009
Love the layers!
SweetSensation says:
Mar 15, 2009
predivno! ja se već neko vrijeme spremam napraviti ovaj kolač ali nikako da dođe na red…sjajna izvedba
Maya says:
Mar 15, 2009
Interesting recipe!
lisamichele says:
Mar 15, 2009
HELLO tower of milk chocolate and cream! This is a dream cake for me, so I’ll be pilfering it soon! Lovely job!
Medena (-Melitta-) says:
Mar 15, 2009
Scrumptious!!! Would love to try this one!
Jude says:
Mar 15, 2009
Sounds so appealing. Love all those textures and dense moistness in the layers.
heidileon says:
Mar 16, 2009
this looks so yummy! I will def do it since it’s also fools proof :-)besos
Happy cook says:
Mar 16, 2009
Wow looks so beautiful and delicious.
Sara says:
Mar 16, 2009
Delicious looking cake!
stephchows says:
Mar 16, 2009
WOW, this looks so decadently good!!
Maggie says:
Mar 17, 2009
This looks stunning! I really like how creamy the milk layer is.
Anonymous says:
Mar 17, 2009
The cake looks delicious!I have few question pleasecan i use butter instead of the margarine ?the ingredients are for one cake , should i double the quantity for 2 layers cake ?is this kind of cake that is better to do 24 hours before ?Thank you
Marija says:
Mar 17, 2009
Yes, you can use butter. Only, as butter is softer, maybe the whole cake will get softer.The ingredients for milk cream and topping are for one 2 layer cake. Only the recipe for the biscuit is for one layer, you’ll have to bake 2 biscuits.All of the cakes I make, I leave in the fridge overnight. For this one, leave it in your spring-form pan and cover with a cling film. Tomorrow, take it out of the spring-form pan, and you’ll be able to make nice, clean cuts. Just make sure you put your knife under hot water and then use it for cutting.
Anonymous says:
Mar 17, 2009
Thank you Marija for the quick answers.This will be our birthday cake for tomorrow.;-)
Amalia says:
Mar 18, 2009
I’ve did it ! Is really good, thank you ! I have some troubles but it was my fault, I use butter , the pan form was large and to second cream I forgot the milk
). Even so it was delicious !
Darina says:
Mar 18, 2009
Hi, I just found your blog. All of the recipes look wonderful. I can’t wait to try this cake.And I’m so glad to find some Serbian recipes in English…much easier for me to read. Thanks!
Fanny says:
Apr 9, 2009
hi ! I’m french and I’m planning on baking this cake on saturday…But I don”t know what “TBS” and “TBSP” mean…Could you tell me please ?
Marija says:
Apr 9, 2009
Hi Fanny,tsp – teaspoonTbsp – tablespoonTbs was a typo, I’ve corrected it now.Hope you like the cake and let me know how it turned out!Marija
fanny says:
Apr 10, 2009
Thanks !!I’m gonna bake it tomorrow for after tomorrow evening, would it be ok to leave it in the fridge for more than 24 hours ?
Marija says:
Apr 10, 2009
Yes, Fanny, you can keep it in the fridge for more that 24h.
Benazir says:
Jul 10, 2009
Wow that looks absolutely gorgeous!I must say it kind of reminds me of the cake I used to eat in Russia called Birds Milk. Is it the same thing since it's called Milk cake?
Marija says:
Jul 14, 2009
@Benazir – It is not the same cake as Bird's milk. I know about that one and it's on my to-do list
Benazir says:
Jul 17, 2009
Oo I can't wait for that one!
Lizz Slabaugh says:
Jul 17, 2009
looks fantastic!
Andreea says:
Aug 21, 2009
Hello
I reallt like you blog
. This night I have been trisng to make this wonderful milk cake
butttt guess what I could'n do it
So I have some questions: What is the secret for the biscuit? Because I've made all that you wrote there and I have an "unrise" biscuit
so I can't call this a biscuit neither a milk cake
What is your advice for me plsss help me
Marija says:
Aug 21, 2009
@Andreea – So sorry it didn't work
It is important to beat the eggs with a mixer, but fold the dry ingredients with a whisk (this applies to almost any biscuit recipe).
Anonymous says:
Oct 30, 2009
I´m going to do it…and will post comments again…just wait a minute…that looks great! ;o)Thanks….
La Nena says:
Oct 30, 2009
Great!!I´m going to tray the recipe..Thanks.
Anonymous says:
Nov 19, 2009
It is certainly interesting for me to read the post. Thanks for it. I like such themes and everything that is connected to them. I would like to read more soon.
Alinka says:
Dec 13, 2009
Delicious cake. Thank you for the recipe.
Quinn says:
Jan 20, 2010
Palachinka, Just a couple of questions regarding the cake. For the biscuit part, do you beat the egg and sugar with electric mixer until double in volume or just until sugar is dissolved? And can shortening be used in place of margarine? Thanks!
Marija says:
Jan 20, 2010
@Quinn – You beat it until double in volume and it will look a bit paler and a little foamy. About shortening, I don't know. I have never seen it in Serbia so I can't tell
Minka says:
Mar 16, 2010
This looks great. Is there any way for you to convert the grams to cups/table spoons or ML measurements for the rest of us who are not so familiar with GRAMS.Thanks so much
Marija says:
Mar 16, 2010
Minka, one ounce (oz) is approximately 28 grams. That's the best conversion you can get. It's always better to work with precise measurements than to use cups or spoons. Here is grams to ounces conversion tool that I'm sure will be very helpful.
Minka says:
Mar 17, 2010
Thank you. I made it by estimating last night it was AMAZING!!!! I love love love your blog. I will buy one of those digital scales just so that I can make the rest of your receipes.Keep posting them — and we will keep following.
Marija says:
Mar 17, 2010
Great!I highly suggest Egyptian torte. I'm sure you'll love it!!
Vero says:
Oct 18, 2012
Could you tell me if by ‘you need to biscuits’ you mean that you have to double the ingredients?
Marija says:
Oct 24, 2012
Yes, you need to bake the biscuit two times.