Cream Custard Cake Filling - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup granulated sugar
5 tablespoons flour or 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk, scalding hot
2 eggs or 4 egg yolks, well beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Mix the sugar, flour and salt together in a double boiler and add the hot milk gradually, stirring constantly.
Cook until the mixture thickens.
Pour a small amount over the eggs and mix thoroughly; add back into the first mixture and cook for two more minutes.
Remove from heat and cool; add vanilla.