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Several pieces of primary school cake with white icing and colorful sprinkles are arranged on a wooden board, lit by natural sunlight.

Primary School Cake

Lauren
Whether you called it School Cake, Primary School Cake or Old School Cake, there is one thing you can be sure of - it's nostalgic deliciousness topped with icing and sprinkles!
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 9
Calories 451 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Tin: 8x8x2” (20x20x5cm)

Ingredients
  

  • 190 g margarine or butter - See Notes
  • 190 g caster sugar
  • 3 eggs approx. 190g in weight (with shells)
  • 190 g self-raising flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 255 g icing sugar
  • 2-3 tablespoon milk
  • 1.5 tablespoon sprinkles

Instructions
 

Mixing + Baking Cake

  • Pre heat oven to 160C (fan) / 180 conventional / 350F or Gas Mark 4
  • Cream together 190 g margarine and 190 g caster sugar in mixing bowl then beat through 3 eggs (whisked) until the mixture lightens in colour and texture
  • Then add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 190 g self-raising flour - mix until fully combined
  • Pour into baking tin lined with greaseproof paper (cut to size with 'wings' coming out the side for easier lifting from the tray once cooked)
  • Bake in oven for 45 - 60 minutes (check with a skewer to ensure fully cooked through - mine took approx. 50 minutes)

Primary School Cake Icing + Topping

  • Remove cake from oven, remove from tin, and allow to cool on a wire rack
  • Mix together 255 g icing sugar with 2-3 tablespoon milk
  • Once the cake has cooled, add another sheet on baking paper to the tin leaving two sections up either side (like wings) so you can lift the cake in and out holding the baking paper
  • Pour the icing over the top of the cake and evenly distribute the 1.5 tablespoon sprinkles of sprinkles on top - allow to set before slicing (the baking paper 'wings' will allow to you easily lift the cake out of the tin once iced for ease of slicing)

Notes

Tin Size: I used is 8x8x2” (20x20x5cm)

Nutrition

Calories: 451kcalCarbohydrates: 67gProtein: 5gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 222mgPotassium: 57mgFiber: 1gSugar: 51gVitamin A: 840IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 0.5mg
Keyword old school cake, primary school cake, school cake
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