Highlight Cake

katew's Note:

Easy and successful cake - tastes and smells lovely - this recipe came from my mum years ago so I have no idea of its exact origins

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 tablespoons custard powder
• 1 cup milk
• 4 eggs, use 3 if large
• 250 g softened butter

Directions:

1. Put into a food processor the flour,eggs,custard powder,milk and sugar.
2. Add softened butter.
3. Beat for 10 mins - I know it sounds a long time!
4. Pour into greased 10 inch tin.
5. Bake at 180 degrees celsius.
6. Bake for 1 hour.

Reviews

[Baby Kato]

Just an awesome cake Kate. I never made one quite like this before. It was quick and easy to make, with spectacular results. We really enjoyed the buttery vanilla flavor, the custard really takes this cake to new heights. It was big, sweet and wonderful. I loved the top crispy part best while my dh enjoyed the custardy parts most. I also was thrilled to turn on the Kitchen Aid and walk away. What a hassle free cake. I will be making this again. It tastes even better the next day. Thanks so much for posting this wonderful treat. :)

[Chickee]

Yum and soooo easy! I gave it to my DH and this was the response - (bite) "mmmm this is a good cake". (bite, bite) "mmmm, this is a REALLY good cake!" Almost like he was surprised! I'd make it again and split it in half and fill with cream and strawberries. I love the crispy edge. You do have to keep an eye on it though, if your oven is like mine it will brown considerably and I did cover it with foil for the last ten minutes from fear it would burn on top. Thanks for a keeper!

[busyozmum]

I LOVED this recipe. It was SO darn easy to prepare that I really wasn't sure it would turn out. LOL! However, I was very wrong. It was wonderful. I've even gone out and bought a nice large square tin just so I can fit all the batter in as it was too much for any of the baking tins I had. I wish I had known about this easily prepared recipe when my husband was still shearing and I had to cook for the hungry shearers. It would've been a perfect morning "smoko" cake. Love the vanilla flavour of this cake. Just all round fantastic. Thanks!