Old School Chocolate Traybake Cake 🍫✨
This classic chocolate traybake is a nostalgic favourite, reminiscent of school dinners! With a soft, chocolatey sponge topped with rich icing and sprinkles, it’s perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients:
For the Cake:
🍫 Self-Raising Flour: 200g
🥄 Cocoa Powder: 30g
🧂 Baking Powder: 1 tsp
🧂 Salt: A pinch
🧈 Unsalted Butter: 200g, softened
🍚 Caster Sugar: 200g
🥚 Eggs: 4 large
🥛 Milk: 2 tbsp
For the Icing:
🍫 Icing Sugar: 150g
🥄 Cocoa Powder: 2 tbsp
🥛 Milk: 2–3 tbsp (to achieve a spreadable consistency)
🎉 Chocolate Sprinkles: To decorate
Method:
1. 🔥 Preheat the Oven:
Preheat your oven to 180°C (fan). Grease and line a 20x30cm rectangular traybake tin with baking paper.
2. 🍳 Make the Batter:
In a bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
In a separate large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Gradually fold in the dry ingredients, alternating with the milk, until you have a smooth batter.
3. 🍰 Bake the Cake:
Pour the batter into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool completely in the tin.
4. 🍫 Make the Icing:
In a bowl, sift together the icing sugar and cocoa powder. Gradually add the milk, a tablespoon at a time, until the icing is thick but spreadable.
5. 🎉 Decorate the Cake:
Spread the icing evenly over the cooled cake. Sprinkle generously with chocolate sprinkles.
6. ✂️ Slice and Serve:
Cut the cake into squares and enjoy!
Serving Information:
⏱ Prep Time: 15 minutes
⏱ Cooking Time: 30 minutes
🍴 Servings: 12 squares
🔥 Calories: ~280 per square
Bring back childhood memories with this rich and delicious chocolate traybake! 🍫✨