Have a hankering for a fluffy school dinner sponge cake with a side of delicious custard? Look no further than this viral TikTok recipe the Internet is drooling over
The daughter of a school dinner lady has gone viral on TikTok after sharing her mum’s nostalgic sponge cake recipe.
There are few things that will bring you back to your childhood quite like a school dinner. But it can be hard to get the taste exactly right, even when you try to recreate them at home. Fortunately, this beloved sponge cake recipe is reminiscent of the exact tray bake that kids would line up for at lunch time – and has only five ingredients.
The video was posted under the username @katekeo quickly racked up over 425,000 views – indicating the popularity of the age-old tea time staple. Kate said in her viral TikTok: “This looks just like the one we had at school” and held up a slice of the yellow sponge which was paired with a classic pink custard. She added: “It’s bringing back so many memories.”
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She revealed that her mum used to be a school kitchen assistant and so had “insider recipes” to hand. Despite having just “rice pudding and tapioca” on offer during her own school days, her mum still remembered how to make the sponge dessert.
Commenters were quick to gush over the recipe. “It looks absolutely delicious,” one wrote. “Now this was the number one school dessert for me!” a second added.
“I tried your recipe it’s amazing,” a third chimed in. They added: “My two sons love it so much.” Others wished that they had this treat on offer at school nowadays. “Why does the older generation have all the good desserts,” one commenter said.
How to make a school sponge
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
Method
- Place the butter and caster sugar in a bowl. 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
- Pour 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 turns to a liquid consistency
- Turn over the cake and ice the flat side. Then add sprinkles
- Add a splash of food colouring to the custard, heat it up in the microwave and then serve
