Homemade school cake
By: Charlene | Category: Desserts
Servings: 12 | Cook Time: 40-45
Added: 13 Apr 2025
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Ingredients:
Toggle tbsp/tsp- 4 large eggs
- 200g butter (softened)
- 200g caster sugar
- 200g self raising flour
- 50ml milk
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 250g icing sugar
- Hot custard (to serve)
Instructions:
- Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and butter a cake tin and line with baking parchment.
- Put the butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric whisk for a few minutes until pale and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, flour, milk and vanilla and beat again until you have a smooth batter.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared tin, spread right to the corners and smooth the surface.
- Bake for 40-45 mins or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean, checking at 5 min intervals if it isn't ready after 45 mins.
- Leave the sponge to cool on a wire rack.
- Mix the icing sugar with 2-3 table spoons milk to make a thick icing (water if you'd prefer), also add 1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract.
- Spread the icing over the cooled cake, then top with lots of sprinkles – the surface should be almost completely covered.
- Leave for at least 1 hr to set. Cut into squares and serve with hot custard, if you like.