Nothing beats a dessert made using sweetened condensed milk. There is something about the sweet, sticky ingredient that makes everything taste better. This condensed milk cake is no exception. It’s sweet, dense and makes the perfect afternoon tea treat.
Even better, this cake features only 4 basic ingredients, and is a one bowl recipe. It’s as simple as putting all of the ingredients in either a stand mixer or a mixing bowl, and beating with the stand mixer or electric beaters until a smooth batter has formed.

Then pour into a baking tin, bake and serve. This cake doesn’t need icing, but is great dusted with a little icing sugar. It’s also amazing served with fresh cream and berries.
Run out of sweetened condensed milk? Find out how to make condensed milk here. You only need 4 simple ingredients, and it tastes even better than the canned version.
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Ingredients for condensed milk cake
Before making a start on this sweet treat, check that you have the necessary ingredients below:
- Tin of sweetened condensed milk
- Self raising flour
- Eggs
- Butter
- Icing sugar for dusting, optional

How to make condensed milk cake
This cake really could not be simpler. Before making a start on the recipe, preheat the oven and line a round cake tin with baking paper.
To make the cake batter, you will need either a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl and electric hand held beaters. Add the sweetened condensed milk, self raising flour, eggs and butter to the stand mixer or large mixing bowl. Beat until all ingredients are well combined and the batter is smooth.
Pour the cake batter into the prepared cake tin. Bake for 40 minutes, or until cooked through. Allow to cool in the tin before dusting with icing sugar.
Store the cake in an airtight container at room temperature.
Condensed Milk Cake recipe

Condensed Milk Cake
Ingredients
- 395g tin sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/4 cups self raising flour
- 4 eggs
- 60g butter, melted
- Icing sugar for dusting, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170c. Grease a round cake tin and set aside.
- Add the sweetened condensed milk, self raising flour, eggs and melted butter to a stand mixer or mixing bowl. Beat using the stand mixer or electric beaters until the batter is smooth and well combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared tin. Bake for 40 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Allow the cake to cool in the tin completely before removing. Dust with icing sugar if desired and serve.
- Store any leftover cake in an airtight container at room temperature.