Easy Old School Cake
If you’re looking for an easy quick cake recipe then you must try this vanilla sprinkle cake also known as school cake or old school cake here in the UK.
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 298kcal
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 240g baking spread (stork in a tub) room temperature
- 240g caster sugar
- 4 medium eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 80ml whole milk room temperature
- 270g self-raising flour
For the Icing
- 250g icing sugar
- 4 - 6 tablespoon water or milk
- 1½ tablespoon rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Make the cake: Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/350oF/180oC/160oC fan and line a 9 x 9-inch baking tin with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the baking spread and sugar until lightly and fluffy. Set aside for a minute and whisk the eggs together in a separate bowl.
- Pour the whisked eggs into the bowl with the baking spread and sugar along with the vanilla extract then mix until smooth.
- Mix in the milk then fold in the flour and continue to mix until you have a smooth batter. Pour the batter into the prepared baking tin and bake for 35 - 40 minutes. Place the tin on a cooling rack and allow the cake to completely cool.
- Make the icing: Add the icing sugar to a bowl then gradually add the water or milk while mixing until smooth and lump free. Spread the icing evenly on top of the cake and finish off with the sprinkles. Allow the icing to set before cutting into 16 pieces.