The nostalgic 'School Dinner Cake' is trending and we can't wait to make it
The memories just come flooding back; cornflake cake, crumble and custard, tapioca pudding, chocolate cake with chocolate custard, or better... pink custard. British primary school puddings were the saving grace of lunch time, and one of these classics is having a real moment in lockdown.
School dinner cake. Yes that's the one, you know, the fluffy sponge with glistening white icing and rainbow sprinkles that made lumpy mash and boiled veg all worth it?
It's been trending in lockdown as people started searching for this delight from their youth, and now it's all we can think about.
Even This Morning had chef Juliet Sear whip them up a whole batch of the cake and it looks divine. The video shows it in it's full glory, and we can even spy custard!
Captioning the post: "Hands up if you remember school dinner cake! 🙋♂️"
And Waitrose posted its recipe for the cake on the very same day.
Calling it: "A light and fluffy nostalgic bake topped with glossy white icing and iconic hundreds and thousands."
With the added tip: "To make it that little bit more colourful, mix 4-5 tablespoons of hundreds and thousands into the cake batter just before tipping into the tin."
It looks just like how we remember.
Swipe to the second slide for Waitrose' recipe card for the delicious bake, screenshot to save, save the post on Instagram, copy and paste it out of the caption, or pick up a recipe card in store.
...Because this is a recipe you're going to want to hang on to.
Now that we think of it, when did lunch time stop being a pudding occasion?
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