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old school cake
Kathryn Coyle

Old School Sprinkle Cake

Make this easy old school sprinkle cake – a soft vanilla traybake with pink icing and sprinkles, just like your favourite school dinners.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings: 15
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Traybake
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 5 medium eggs room temperature
  • 330 g unsalted butter or margarine both at room temperature
  • 330 g caster sugar
  • 330 g self raising flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 400 g icing sugar
  • 4 tbsp water
  • 1 pack sprinkles
  • 2 drops pink food colouring optional

Equipment

  • 1 measuring scales
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 whisk/fork
  • 1 stand mixer or electric beaters
  • 1 baking tin I use 22cm x 32cm
  • 1 baking paper
  • 1 smaller mixing bowl for icing

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 165°C fan and line your prepared tin. I use a 22cm by 32cm cake tin.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and caster sugar using electric beaters for 8–10 minutes until light and fluffy. If you use a stand mixer, use the paddle attachment.
  3. Then whisk each of the large eggs separately, add them one at a time into the cake mixture, mixing fully before adding the next.
  4. Scrape down the sides as you go.
  5. Add the vanilla extract and combine again.
  6. Sift in the self-raising flour and gently fold (or mix on low with a paddle attachment).
  7. As soon as your flour has disappeared stop mixing.
  8. Pour the cake batter into your tin and smooth the top of the cake on a flat surface.
  9. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until golden and a skewer comes out clean.Leave to cool in the tin slightly, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  10. Once cooled, mix your icing sugar with water to create a simple white icing. I use 1 tbsp of water per 100g of icing. Sift the icing sugar to create the perfect texture and combine together until smooth.
  11. Spread a simple layer of icing over the top of the cake.
  12. Finish with lots of sprinkles (the more the better!) You want that slightly glossy icing with a generous layer of rainbow sprinkles.
  13. You can also add pink colouring for that iconic school dinner cake look.

Video

Notes

Keep your old school sprinkle cake in an airtight container at room temperature.