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School Cake

A British classic vanilla sponge cake. icing and sprinkles
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 9
Course: baked good, tea time snack
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Sponge Cake
  • 112 g Self Raising Flour
  • 112 g Unsalted Butter
  • 112 g Sugar
  • 2 Eggs medium
  • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Toppings
  • 150 g Icing Sugar
  • 1.5 tbsp Water
  • Sprinkles

Method
 

Sponge Cake
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180/160 fan Celsius and line an 8 inch baking tray with parchment paper.
  2. Mix the butter and sugar in a bowl with an electric hand whisk (you can use a normal whisk or wooden spoon if you don’t have one) – mix them together until the mixture is pale.
  3. Add in the eggs and vanilla extract and whisk until light and fluffy, then sift in the flour and baking powder and mix until combined.
  4. Pour the mixture into the lined baking tray and place into the oven for 25-30 mins.
  5. Once baked, allow the cake to cool before adding the toppings
Toppings
  1. Mix together the icing sugar and water until it becomes a paste. Add more water if you want it to be thinner consistency.
  2. Spread onto the cooled sponge cake, scatter on the sprinkles and enjoy!