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Easy traybake cake

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Easy traybake cake

This is an easy vanilla traybake cake that鈥檚 perfect for school events, birthdays or office parties. It鈥檚 light, but still sturdy enough to be transported easily.

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Ingredients

For the traybake cake

For the buttercream icing

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.

  2. Grease a 30x20cm/12x8in rectangular cake tin with butter. Line the tin with baking paper.

  3. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar using an electric whisk until the mixture is pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until the egg is completely incorporated into the batter before adding the next. Add a tablespoon of flour if the mixture curdles.

  4. Stir in the vanilla extract and fold in the flour using a large metal spoon, stirring until no traces of flour are visible. Gently stir in the milk to loosen the mixture.

  5. Spoon into the prepared cake tin, spreading evenly with a spatula. Make a slight dip in the centre with the tip of the spatula.

  6. Bake for 35 minutes, or until the cake springs back when the centre is pressed gently with a finger. Remove from the oven and take the cake out of the tin after 10 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool completely.

  7. To make the buttercream icing, sift half the icing sugar into a bowl with the softened butter and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the remaining icing sugar, vanilla extract and milk.

  8. Place the cake upside down onto a cake board. Using a palette knife or spatula, spread the icing over the cake and down the sides. Decorate with the chocolate.