Name: Custard Cake recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 cups self-raising flour; 250 g butter room temperature; 2 tsp vanilla essence; 2 cups caster sugar; 4 eggs; 3/4 cup custard powder; 1 cup milk

by mirjam Last updated on 06/01/2023

A one bowl, no fuss, delicious cake. I got this recipe while waiting for my children to finish school. I saw a mother give her child a piece and it looked delicious, so I asked her for the recipe. I bet you can't stop at one slice! - mirjam

Ingredients

2 cups self-raising flour
250 g butter room temperature
2 tsp vanilla essence
2 cups caster sugar
4 eggs
3/4 cup custard powder
1 cup milk

Method

Step 1

Preheat a fan-forced oven to 160C.
Step 2

Put all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Mix with electric mixer until just combined.
Step 3

Pour into lined 23cm deep square tin. Cook 1 hour.
Step 4

Check cake with skewer. Sometimes it takes another 5-10 minutes to cook in the middle.