Lata’s easy peasy school cake

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Preheat your oven to 180 degrees

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Line a 7inch square baking tray with grease proof paper

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• 125 g butter
• 125 g caster sugar

Cream your butter and sugar together. Make sure your butter is room temperature so it creams easily

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• 2 eggs

Slowly mix in your eggs carefully

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• 125 g flour
• 1 tsp baking powder

Start adding your flour and baking powder, mixing it in slowly

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• 50 ml milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Add your 50ml milk for sponge and vanilla essence

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Now your cake mixture is mixed in pour in to your prepared baking tin

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Place in the oven for 25 minutes

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After 25 minutes check with a skewer the cake is cooked. Remove from the oven and allow to cook for 20-25 minutes

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• 350 g confectioner’s sugar
• 45 ml milk

Add your sugar and milk to a large bowl and mix into a thick liquid

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Pour icing mixture over your cooled cake