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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Breads and Cakes » Torta De Milo (milo Cake)

    Torta de Milo (Milo Cake)

    Jul 11, 2011 · Modified: Jul 15, 2021 by Erica Dinho · 36 Comments

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    Torta de Milo (Milo Cake)

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 35 votes
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    Ingredients
     

    • 1 stick + ¼ cup butter at room temperature
    • 1 cup sugar
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • 2 large eggs at room temperature
    • 1 cup whole milk
    • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 and ½ cups all purpose flour
    • 11/4 cups of Milo powder
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon baking soda

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 325°F. Butter and lightly flour a baking pan.
    • In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth. Add the sugars and beat until fluffy, about 4 minutes.
    • Add the eggs and beat well, then add the Milo, milk and vanilla.
    • Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together. Add them to your wet ingredients.
    • Stir together with a spoon until blended. Scrape down the batter in the bowl, making sure the ingredients are mixed.
    • Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a tooth pick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on a rack for about 10 minutes and serve.
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    Milo is a delicious drink that I drank every morning growing up in Colombia. I can’t remember a period in my life when it wasn’t my favorite drink. It is a chocolate and malt powder which is mixed with hot or cold milk to make a wonderful and rich drink.

    Milo is made by Nestlé and here in the USA you can find it online at Amazon.com or at your local Latin market.

    The other day I was craving something sweet and I didn't know what to make, so I opened my pantry and the first thing I saw was my green container of Milo and that was the inspiration for this cake. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

    Buen Provecho!

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    About Erica Dinho

    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    Comments

    1. Belinda @zomppa

      July 11, 2011 at 10:04 am

      5 stars
      I loved Milo too!! What a great cake!!

      Reply
    2. Sarah Naveen

      July 11, 2011 at 1:10 pm

      5 stars
      That looks so delicious Erica!!!

      Reply
    3. Lyndsey

      July 11, 2011 at 1:32 pm

      5 stars
      I've never has milo before, but it sounds good. The cake looks wonderful, I'll have to keep an eye out for it.

      Reply
    4. Mari

      July 11, 2011 at 6:47 pm

      5 stars
      It is a great and delicious idea, I never thought of using Milo for a cake. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    5. Simply Life

      July 11, 2011 at 7:22 pm

      5 stars
      oh wow! what a great looking cake!

      Reply
    6. Joanne

      July 12, 2011 at 7:36 am

      5 stars
      What a fun idea! I've never heard of this drink before but you can rest assured that I'll be keeping an eye out for it in my grocery store. That cake looks so moist and delicious!

      Reply
    7. Jessica

      July 12, 2011 at 9:45 am

      5 stars
      My mom always gave us Milo growing up, she grew up drinking it in Zimbabwe! I am so excited to try this and tell her about it!

      Reply
    8. A Canadian Foodie

      July 12, 2011 at 10:42 am

      5 stars
      This cake looks so moist and lovely - especially for all the rainy days we have been having around here, lately.
      YUM!
      🙂
      Valerie

      Reply
    9. norma

      July 12, 2011 at 11:42 am

      5 stars
      I remember Milo...You are a bright one using this for a biscocho....

      Reply
    10. Juliana

      July 12, 2011 at 4:06 pm

      5 stars
      Erica, although I never tried Milo, the cake sure looks delicious, nice texture and color.
      Hope you are having a great week 🙂

      Reply
    11. lisaiscooking

      July 12, 2011 at 4:45 pm

      5 stars
      I love the flavors of chocolate malt! Sounds like a fantastic cake.

      Reply
    12. Cynthia

      July 12, 2011 at 10:45 pm

      5 stars
      I love Milo and drink it all the time. I would never have thought to make a cake with it. Thanks for this Erica!

      Reply
    13. Stevie

      July 15, 2011 at 4:06 pm

      5 stars
      I adore this kind of cake: good, not too pretentious and rich with fond memories.

      Reply
    14. michele

      July 17, 2011 at 7:09 pm

      5 stars
      I have never heard of Milo either but it looks like something worth trying.

      Reply
    15. tasteofbeirut

      July 18, 2011 at 9:17 pm

      5 stars
      We had something similar to Milo growing up; this is a great idea for a cake, delicious and very comforting as well! Bravo.

      Reply
    16. Carolina

      July 20, 2011 at 3:37 am

      5 stars
      You should try making Milo brownies... they are SOOOO good!

      Reply
    17. Jennifer

      July 20, 2011 at 9:12 pm

      5 stars
      Mmmmm! This looks delicious !

      Reply
    18. David

      July 31, 2011 at 12:00 am

      5 stars
      I'm able to purchase Milo at the local Wal-Mart here in North Carolina. This cake looks muy delicioso!! Definitely gonna try this recipe. By the way they also make Milo with 50% less sugar. Saw it in Colombia last week at a Carrefour in Bogota.

      Reply
    19. Beatriz

      September 10, 2011 at 4:22 pm

      5 stars
      Already try this Milo Cake and belive me IT IS SO GOOD. Thank you Erika.

      Reply
    20. Mary Ann

      December 11, 2011 at 3:11 am

      5 stars
      Thank you for this recipe. I made it for Thanksgiving for my two new grandchildren who were recently adopted from Colombia. It was the first time I made a "from scratch" cake and it was wonderful...so rich and moist, yet not heavy or overly sweet. The children loved it, as well as my entire family. I'm thinking of trying the pineapple/coconut upside down cake for Christmas. I am thrilled to learn more and more about the culture of these beautiful children. Yuliana and Miguel are a blessing on our whole family. God bless and Feliz Navidad to you and yours. I look forward to trying more Colombian recipes.

      Reply
      • Anonymous

        April 10, 2012 at 11:25 pm

        5 stars
        This recipe is a WINNER! I cooked it last weekend and substituted honey for the brown sugar ....the cake was delicious.... and super easy to make

        Reply
    21. dinapatric

      March 08, 2013 at 5:53 pm

      5 stars
      Erika, cordial saludo:
      Quiero ensayar tu receta de milo, pero me gustaría con relleno o cobertura. Cuál me sugieres?.

      Reply
    22. Diana

      September 14, 2013 at 7:07 pm

      5 stars
      Hola, probe tu receta pero no funciono, la torta me salio aguada, tienes alguna idea de porque puede ser?

      Reply
      • Erica Dinho

        September 15, 2013 at 8:17 am

        5 stars
        Hola Diana,

        No se...Siempre que la hago me sale deliciosa....A lo mejor es por que todos los hornos son diferentes.

        Reply
        • Diana

          September 15, 2013 at 12:14 pm

          5 stars
          Hola Erica, una duda, cuando dices 1 stick y 1/4 cup de mantequilla eso equivale a 170gr aproximadamente??. Lo otro que pudo pasar es que use Leche semidescremada... volveré a intentarlo en estos días.

          Reply
          • Erica Dinho

            September 15, 2013 at 9:06 pm

            5 stars
            Diana- 1 stick is ( 1/2- 113.4 g.)

            Reply
            • Gabby Gomez

              September 14, 2022 at 12:00 am

              Hola!
              Ahí dice once tazas de Milo?

    23. yukaz

      April 30, 2014 at 11:27 am

      5 stars
      Hi erika,
      Sorry i'm confuse about the milo powder measurement.
      Which one the correct,
      11/4 c. milo powder
      or
      1 1/4 c. ( 1+1/4 c.) milo powder.

      Thanks.

      Reply
      • Erica Dinho

        April 30, 2014 at 2:01 pm

        5 stars
        1 + 1/4 cups milo.

        Reply
    24. Windy

      June 27, 2016 at 3:29 pm

      5 stars
      Para cuantas personas es esta receta se ve super

      Reply
      • Erica Dinho

        July 03, 2016 at 12:53 pm

        5 stars
        About 8 servings

        Reply
    25. Carmen Green

      March 07, 2020 at 1:51 am

      5 stars
      hola Erica, aqui no encuentro stick de butter so cuanto en total en tazas se necicita.

      gracias

      Reply
    26. Carolina

      November 15, 2020 at 3:52 pm

      5 stars
      I made this cake today and followed your recipe. It's soooo good. Thank you so much for publishing it.

      Reply
    27. maria

      November 19, 2020 at 5:40 pm

      5 stars
      hi, I am going to make this cake for my fathers birthday and wanted to know if the butter is un salted or salted?

      Reply
      • Erica Dinho

        November 20, 2020 at 2:06 pm

        5 stars
        unsalted

        Reply
    28. Eugenia

      May 08, 2021 at 9:16 am

      5 stars
      Es increíble el Milo!!
      Podría dar exactamente en gramos la cantidad de Mantequilla? las barras de USA no pesan igual que en otras paises, por favor. Mil gracias

      Reply

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