Here is probably my most popular cake recipe: traybake with fruit. The recipe is super easy and requires only basic ingredients, which usually are in every kitchen cupboard & freezer. It is ideal for last-minute baking!

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Traybake with fruit
Recipe for a simple sponge cake with fruit.
Equipment
- baking tray 30x40 cm
Ingredients
- 3 free-range eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla flavouring
- ΒΌ cup lukewarm milk (40C)
- 2 cups self-raising flour
- Β½ cup sunflower or vegetable oil
- 300 g fresh or frozen fruit of your choice ie. blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blackcurrant or forest fruit mix
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175C/165C fan.
- Break the eggs into a large mixing bowl, add the sugar and whisk until smooth.
- Add the milk, and slowly add the flour, while mixing thoroughly.
- Add the oil and mix it with the dough until smooth and completely absorbed.
- Prepare the baking tray by putting down a sheet of baking paper.
- Pour the dough on the baking paper and push it towards the corners, so it's spread evenly.
- Sprinkle the fruit on top, as evenly as possible, so it is in one layer.
- Put in the oven and bake for 35-45 mins or until golden from top and fully baked (test it with a skewer, if it comes out clean, it means the cake is baked through).
- Leave to cool down on a cooling rack, cut into portions, and enjoy!
Notes
Top tip:
If you're short of eggs, use only 2, but add β
cup milk (instead of ΒΌ cup) and slightly more than Β½ cup sunflower oil.
Nutritional Information (Estimates Only)
Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 82IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
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Nutrition Facts
Traybake with fruit
Amount per Serving
Calories
255
% Daily Value*
Fat
11
g
17
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
8
g
Cholesterol
42
mg
14
%
Sodium
18
mg
1
%
Potassium
64
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
36
g
12
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
20
g
22
%
Protein
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
82
IU
2
%
Vitamin C
2
mg
2
%
Calcium
17
mg
2
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Alison Hutt
Looks like a clafoutte
Country Girl in London
Hi, yes, it is actually very similar!