cupcake mixture as a big cake...?!

[misspollysdolly]

DS2's birthday tomorrow. Gearing us to make his cake (Postman Pat van fashioned from a traybake cake). Just wondering though, I have found a (proper) cupcake recipe that I really like - as cupcakes though. Makes quite a dense cake, but very nice. Wondering whether I can use this to make a tray bake cake or whether cupcake recipes are 'cupcake specific'?! Does this batter only work as little individual cakes? Would it be a disaster to try and do a much bigger 'area'/quantity of cake with it?! Any ideas welcomed.

TIA MPD

Dense cake is good when it comes to making something like a van. I would just use a standard all-in-one sponge but go easy on the baking powder to obtain a bit denser finish.

So for a biggish cake

4 eggs
250 g self raising flour
250gr caster sugar
250gr soft butter
level tea spoon baking pwder.

Mix up preferably in an electric mixer, may need a splash of milk if too thick. bake at 170c until a tester (cocktail stick) comes out clean (about 40minutem aybe more depending on the depth of the cake)

Ooh thanks battery! Will gladly try this recipe! Ta muchly! MPD

I used madeira cake to make ds' PAt Van last year. A tip from my experience - try not to pile your bits of cake too high, we had a comedy wonky van as the buttercream started to warm up