Strawberry and vanilla traybake with strawberry icing

Name: Strawberry and vanilla traybake with strawberry icing
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 175g butter, softened; 175g caster sugar; 3 eggs; 175g self raising flour; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 3 tbsp milk; 250g strawberries, hulled; 200g icing sugar; 2 tbsp strawberries, mashed

A soft vanilla sponge baked with fresh strawberries and finished with a pink icing.

Time55 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.34 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

12 squares

Ingredients

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175 gbuttersoftened
175 gcaster sugar
3eggs
175 gself raising flour
2 tspvanilla extract
3 tbspmilk
250 gstrawberrieshulled
200 gicing sugar
2 tbspstrawberriesmashed

Method

1
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Line a 20 by 30 cm tin.
2
Beat the butter and sugar until pale and creamy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla.
3
Fold in the flour and milk. Spread into the tin.
4
Slice 150 g of the strawberries in half and press them into the top, cut side up.
5
Bake for 30 minutes until golden and springy.
30 min
6
Cool fully. Mix the icing sugar with the mashed strawberries until smooth and drizzle over. Top with the remaining sliced strawberries and cut into 12.

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