School Dinner Tottenham Cake

How to make tottenham cake and sprinkle sponge cake 2 different ways previous video.

School dinner tottenham cake. Growing up i went to a friends school a quaker school for 11 years. Add the sifted flour and optional baking powder until well combined. The tastiest recipe for tottenham cake with pink icing and sprinkles. This cake was invented by quakers who lived in tottenham in north london.

Whilst the cake is cooling you can make your icing. It is a simple vanilla sponge typically baked in a large rectangular tin aka a traybake. My cake did take a little longer to cook in the middle as my tray was slightly smaller30 by 20 and my oven is a bit weak it took maybe around 20 minutes more but it was still so fluffy and soft. Add vanilla bean paste milk nutmeg and while until well combined.

Bake for 35 minutes ensuring its not over baked or burnt. Youd be forgiven if you mistook tottenham cake for school cake and from what i can tell the only real difference is that school cake has white icing and is often served with pink custard. Preheat the oven to 1800c fan 1600c gas 4. Add the flour baking powder bicarbonate and spread and beat until smooth.

Heat the oven to 180c and line a 20cm x 30cm roasting or baking tin. The perfect place to enjoy a slice of school dinner sponge cake. Place in the oven for about 50 60 minutes until fully cooked and golden. This cake goes by many names including school cake school dinner cake sprinkle tray bake or old school pudding much like this tottenham cake.

Grease and line a 30 20cm rectangular traybake tin with baking paper. Once baked set aside to cool while your prepare the icing. Marble cake is a classic childhood cooking memory. In a separate bowl whisk the egg yolks sugar lemon and vanilla extracts until thick and creamy.

Whether using lurid colours for a psychedelic finish or just chocolate and vanilla its a teatime treat 1 hr. I made the school dinner cake today and it was amazing. One of the dorkiest things i might ever say is that im in to quakers. Whisk the egg whites in a large bowl to stiff peaks.

Leave to cool in the tin and then lift out using the baking paper and place on a cooling rack. Im not a quaker im not even religious but the experience has stuck with me.