My mum was a school dinner lady – the easy-to-make sponge cake that is an ultimate nostalgic treat
Kate Keogh has wowed social media users with her mum's five ingredient school dinner classic.
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Kate's mum used to be a dinner lady
Credit: TikTok/@kate_keo
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She shared a simple recipe for school sponge cake
Credit: TikTok/@kate_keo
"This looks just like the one we had at school", Kate said, holding up a slice of the delicious looking sponge, paired with pink custard.
"It's bringing back so many memories".
The throwback bake was always the highlight of school dinnertime, with kids eagerly queuing up for a slab of the sprinkle topped-sponge.
It has been a staple in dinner halls for decades, and if you've got a craving for the retro cake, you can now make your own.
Kate explained that her mum used to be a school kitchen assistant.
"So, I've got the insider recipes", her mum beamed.
And despite revealing that in her days the only school puddings on offer were "rice pudding and tapioca", she still remembers how to make the sponge treat.
The video, posted under the username @katekeo has proved a hit with social media users, as it has racked up over 425,000 views on the video sharing platform
TikTok users raced to the video's comments section to share their love the school dinner classic.
One person said: "My husband will love this! He loves school cake!"
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A second person said: "I love pink custard".
A third added: "Lovely recipe, I'm going to try".
Method
Ingredients:
For the sponge:
280g unsalted butter
280g golden caster sugar
280g self-raising flour
5 eggs
2 tsp Madagascan vanilla extract
For the icing:
500g icing sugar + 5-6 tsp water
Sprinkles
Pink custard:
One tub of custard
Pink food colouring
Place the butter and caster sugar in a bowl and mix it together until pale and fluffy Add the eggs and vanilla essence Sieve in the self raising flour and mix all of the ingredients together Place the mixture onto a baking tray and bake for 30-35 minutes, until golden Combine the icing sugar and water in a bowl until it makes a liquid consistency Turn over the cake and ice the flat side, before adding the sprinkles Add a splash of food colouring to the custard, heat it up in the microwave and then serve
"Share with someone who loves a trip down memory lane", Kate said.
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