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Numbers Cake

Numbers Cake

By Stork Recipes
Published on 14 May 2021
Discover our Numbers Cake recipe: a light and fluffy sponge cake which is ideal to celebrate a landmark birthday. You'll need to cut out your desired numbers from here.
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Time and servings

1 hr 10 minsTotal time
12Servings
20 minsPrep time
50 minsCooking time

Ingredients

  • 175 g of stork with butter
  • 375 g of self raising flour, sieved
  • 2 food colourings
  • 375 g of stork original
  • 375 g of caster sugar
  • 6 large of eggs
  • 2.5 tsp of vanilla extract
  • 350 g of icing sugar, sieved
  • 1 pack of sprinkles

Method

  1. Step 1

    Grease and line the base and sides of a 9 x 13” deep tin. (A straight edged roasting tin is ideal). Preheat the oven to 160c (fan)/180c/Gas Mark 4.
  2. Step 2

    Cream together the Stork Original and caster sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Step 3

    Add 2 tsps of vanilla extract and the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
  4. Step 4

    Sift in the flour and fold in until the mixture is blended.
  5. Step 5

    Fill the prepared tin with the mixture and roughly level with the back of a spoon.
  6. Step 6

    Bake in the oven for 45-50minutes until golden and springy or when a skewer is inserted in the middle it comes away clean. Cool in the tin for 30 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
  7. Step 7

    Cut out the desired number template from the link in the description. Using a sharp serrated knife cut out the cake following the templates and place on a large cake board.
  8. Step 8

    Beat together the Stork with Butter, icing sugar and 0.5 tsp of vanilla extract adding a little milk to create a smooth spreadable consistency.
  9. Step 9

    Colour some of the icing in your first chosen colour and use to coat the sides of the cake.
  10. Step 10

    Using a second colour, colour the rest of the icing and coat the top of the cake.
  11. Step 11

    Pipe any details and decorate as desired.