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Baking

Slab Sponge Cake from a 1930s Recipe

February 19, 2015

Iced Slab Sponge Cake Recipe

When looking through my vintage recipe books, sometimes it’s the really simple recipes that catch my eye. If I don’t have many ingredients to hand or just want a really quick bake a very simple cake recipe is ideal. One recipe I go back to a lot is a tray bake sponge cake from my 1936 Elizabeth Craig recipe cards. I’ve made this a lot of times and have managed to perfect the temperature and cooking times so that it bakes to perfection so I thought it was time to share this easy bake on here. I decorated it with bright blue icing and 100s and 1000s to make it look extra cute.

Elizabeth Craig Sponge Cake

Before I share the recipe I’ll just explain how I get the bake so flat. the first few times I tried this recipe it was rising more in the middle and didn’t look so nice when it was iced. First of all I reduced the baking powder in the recipe which helped a bit, after doing a little research I decided to insulate the baking tray so the sides wouldn’t cook more quickly that the middle. I bake tray bakes inside disposable baking trays from Tesco because they are the perfect size, to insulate the edges of the cake I just put they tray I was baking inside 4 other trays so that the edges would heat less quickly. This combined with reduced temperature made for the most perfect even bake so I’d definitely recommend giving this a go when trying to get a flat bake.

Tray Bake Sponge Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

3 Eggs

1 Cup Caster Sugar

1 Cup Flour

1/2 tsp Baking Powder

Pinch of Salt

1/4 Cold Water

For Icing use icing sugar and water with gel food colouring. I don’t use exact measurements for icing, I just keep mixing until I’m happy. I used a more runny icing than I usually use for this so that I could pour it over easily. this cake would also look fantastic with a buttercream finish.

Sainsburys 100s and 1000s

How to Make:

1. Preheat oven to 140 degrees. Butter your baking tray.

2. Beat the eggs and sugar together until well mixed.

3. Mix the dry ingredients into the mixture.

4. Pour the mixture into your baking tray and bake in the oven for about 35 minutes or until cooked through.

5. Allow to cool before pouring over icing and add sprinkles or decorations of your choice.

1930s Sponge Cake Recipe

Slab Sponge Cake Recipe

This really is one of the simplest recipes I make, and it tastes absolutely amazing. I have to keep making more as Rob and Lila absolutely love it! Let me know if you give this one a go.

  • Reply
    SaraLily
    February 19, 2015 at 8:17 pm

    Oh my, aren’t those pieces of cake adorable? I wouldn’t want to eat them…or would I? 😉

    • Reply
      vintagefrills
      February 20, 2015 at 9:42 am

      Aw thank you! And yes you would 😉 xxx

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    Jessica Cangiano
    February 20, 2015 at 1:17 am

    Your slices of cake are so splendidly pretty and picture perfect – I feel like they should be on the cover of a cheerful cookbook full of classic recipes.

    ♥ Jessica

    • Reply
      vintagefrills
      February 20, 2015 at 9:41 am

      Thank you Jessica. Xxx

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    monidelatorre
    February 20, 2015 at 8:27 am

    Oh! I want of those pieces of cake!! <3

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    Raelou
    February 21, 2015 at 12:56 pm

    I love these cake recipes. I made the multi coloured rainbow cake for my children the other week and this looks another recipe they will love! Thanks

    • Reply
      vintagefrills
      May 2, 2015 at 8:16 am

      It’s so nice to hear that you’ve tried my recipes. My kids love all the colourful ones too!

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    Missy Vintage
    September 1, 2015 at 3:32 pm

    isn’t this just so cute! Looks delicious. I’m a very simple baker…..this looks ideal! 🙂

    • Reply
      vintagefrills
      September 21, 2015 at 9:52 pm

      Yes it’s sooo easy! One of my favourite recipes 🙂

      • Emma
        October 9, 2016 at 3:31 pm

        How much water do you add to the main recipe? 1/4 tsp or tbsp? Thank you!!

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    Bee
    June 15, 2017 at 5:24 pm

    Do you use self raising flour or plain? Love this recipie makes me so nostalgic x

    • Reply
      vintagefrills
      June 15, 2017 at 5:49 pm

      I use plain flour in this one. Xxx

      • Bee
        June 16, 2017 at 7:46 am

        Thanks very much! Will enjoy making it x

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    Jane Upchurch
    January 7, 2019 at 5:01 pm

    I see the coloured sprinkles are from Sainsbury’s so I assumed the article was British! Then I saw the recipe in cups!! Could you give the equivalents in grams? I have used conversion tables before, and I have a set of measuring cups, but it’s not very precise and the cakes just don’t work for me. I have the biggest problem with cups of butter, because I know Americans use sticks for that. But I see this recipe doesn’t have any butter, so maybe it would work with the measuring cups I have, after all?? Thanks for any advice.

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