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tottenham cake

Tottenham Cake Mary Berry

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 20 pieces

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz butter, cold from fridge
  • 8 oz caster sugar
  • 10 oz self raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 4 large eggs
  • 4 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

To finish

  • 10 ½ oz icing sugar
  • 3 tbsp boiling water
  • 2 tbsp hundreds and thousands or coconut
  • pink coloring

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C or 160°C with fan.
  • Grease a trayback of roughly 12 x 9 inches and line with baking paper
  • Mix the dried ingredients. Sieve the flour and baking powder, then mix with the caster sugar.
  • Add the wet ingredients: the butter cut into pieces, eggs, milk and vanilla extract
  • Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the cake springs back when pressed in the centre.
  • Allow to cool in the traybake tin.

To finish

  • Mix the icing sugar with the water adding pink coloring for the actual Tottenham cake finish
  • Spread the smooth paste over the cake.
  • Sprinkle with 100s and 1000s or coconut
  • Cut into 20 pieces and serve.
Keyword icing, tottenham cake