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Recipe for old school cake

Old School Cake | Sprinkle Sponge Tray Bake

Michelle
Vanilla sponge traybake with icing is a school dinners pudding loved by many. Plus, this old school cake recipe is so easy and quick to make.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 16 Slices
Calories 295 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

School Cake

  • 250 g Self-Raising Flour
  • 250 g Caster Sugar
  • 250 g Margarine At room temperature
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 tbsp Milk Optional

School Cake Icing

  • 200 g Icing Sugar
  • 7 tbsp Water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 180°C (160°C Fan, gas mark 4) and line a baking tin with parchment paper. 
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until light, fluffy and combined together.
  • Add the 4 eggs one at time, make sure each egg is mixed through before adding the next egg.
  • Fold the flour into the cake mixture bit-by-bit and fold until combined. Then add the vanilla and milk into the mixture and fold until combined.
  • Pour the cake batter into your pre-lined baking tin and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until cooked. Insert a skewer to the cake mixture. If it comes out clean, then the cake is cooked.
  • To make the icing, mix icing sugar together with warm water. When the cake has completely cooled down, pour the icing all over the cake and spread until the icing evenly coats the cake. Sprinkle with hundreds and thousands, leave the icing to set and enjoy!

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Notes

Milk: Adding milk is optional but it really does make a difference, it helps with the texture of the cake.

How To Store School Sponge Tray Bake:

Keep your cake stored in an airtight container at room temperature and keep for up to 5 days. Do not store your cakes in the fridge, it will only dry out the cake and it will not be as moist.

Can I Freeze School Cake?

Yes, you can freeze this sponge tray bake cake quite easily!
Once the cake has cooled down completely, put the school sponge cake in an airtight container or tightly wrap it in cling-film. A great tip is to cut the cake into squares before freezing, you’ll then be able to take portion sized amounts to eat when ready.

How Long Can I Keep My School Cake For?

Keep your school cake for up to 5 days in an airtight container. Most homemade cakes have a shelf-life of around 5 days. Cakes brought for the supermarket have added preservatives so will last a lot longer than freshly made cakes.

How Do I Know When The Cake Is Baked?

Use a skewer and poke it into the thickest part of the cake (usually the middle). If you take the skewer out and see cake mix, it is not ready and needs to bake further in the oven. But if the skewer comes out clean, then your vanilla traybake is ready.

Nutrition

Calories: 295kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 3gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 164mgPotassium: 40mgFiber: 1gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 620IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg
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