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Now it is time to take a step back in time and share a school dinner pudding!

Before our kids started school, school dinners were probably not the healthiest or the most varied. But the puddings were on another level.

They were the best thing on the school menu when we were there. This jam and coconut sponge is the perfect thing to take you back to your school days. It is up there with the cornflake tart, which with no doubt has to be the most iconic school pudding there is. Hopefully, in the coming weeks, we would have perfected that recipe to share with you all.

However, we are going to get cracking with this recipe! This simple jam and coconut cupcakes recipe is the perfect pudding for those days when you just need a treat. It will satisfy that sweet tooth and if you want to complete the dish, serve with some gorgeous custard too. The recipe is super simple too, so you can put them in the oven and relax whilst they bake. It takes a matter of minutes to get them ready for the oven and then just 10 – 12 minutes to cook.

Traditional school jam and coconut cupcakes recipe

Prep time – 5 minutes

Cook time – 15 minutes

Wait time – 30 Minutes

Ingredients –

• 125g Self-raising flour
• 125g Butter
• 125g Caster Sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 50g Desiccated Coconut
• 4tbs of your favourite jam

Instructions –

• Preheat the oven to gas mark 6 & line a 12 tin baking tray with cases.
• Beat the sugar and butter until combined.
• Add in the flour, egg and vanilla extract, and mix well.
• Spoon the mixture evenly between the tins.
• Bake in the oven for 12 – 15 minutes until golden brown.
• Leave to cool completely.
• Once cool, top with a layer of jam and then dip in the coconut

If you’d like to print this recipe for later you can do so below with our recipe card.

You can easily tweak this recipe to suit your taste in terms of the fruit jam topping or could even add a few chopped nuts for additional flavour. Either way, these jam and coconut cupcakes are the perfect sweet treat to end a meal or even treat with a cuppa.

Over time we are going to add to our school classics recipe collection, what would be your top recipe from school? Pop us a comment in the box below to let us know.

If you enjoyed this recipe, you can find more amazing recipes over on our Pinterest page. Not only does it feature our recipes but our favourite ones from around the world too. Perfect place to find a little inspiration at dinner time or even for a sweet treat.