School cake recipe

This traditional school dinner cake is one that many of us remember fondly! A vanilla sponge with royal icing and sprinkles, follow this easy recipe for a little childhood throwback!

I made this cake the first time as part of fulfilling my promise to make all the cakes which feature in my first novel, Art and Soul which is out now! If you like reading uplifting contemporary rom…

This school cake is a favourite at school dinners here in the UK. A plain vanilla tray bake with lots of icing and sprinkles it's a simple bake kids will love.

What is School Cake? It’s a basic vanilla sponge cake recipe with water icing and sprinkles. We have sometimes seen it sliced in two horizontally with jam in the middle, but mostly it’s just as is! It often came served with custard too. School Cake has a few different names. Sometimes it’s called Old School Cake, Retro School Cake, School Dinner Cake, School Cake Traybake, sometimes literally Sponge Cake with Sprinkles, Sprinkle Sponge, or Sprinkle Cake. Whatever you call it, it's simple…

A deliciously yummy chocolate school cake with a really easy-to-make chocolate cake, icing, and homemade chocolate custard!

A take on the classic vanilla sprinkle cake served up in British primary schools. This is an easy recipe that makes plenty of slices, so it's ideal for parties.

A delicious, old school vanilla cake recipe with white icing and sprinkles. Simple, delicious!

A soft vanilla sponge topped with icing and sprinkles makes this school cake recipe one loved by older and younger family members alike!

A true British classic. My take on the popular old-fashioned School Cake. This simple, fluffy vanilla traybake is topped with icing and lots of colourful sprinkles!