EASY CUSTARD CAKE FILLING

Easy Custard Cake Filling image

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.

Provided by Melissa

Categories Desserts Fillings Cream Fillings

Time 43m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

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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

Steps:

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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 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, Sodium 115.3 mg, Sugar 21.8 g