Wednesday 12 October 2011

Victoria Sponge Cake

The humble Victora Sponge cake. A great british classic.

Victoria Sponge cake by Toastkey


Recipe

1. Beat 220g butter (room temp) until creamy. Beat in 220g caster sugar until light and fluffy.

2. Beat 4 eggs and slowly incorporate into the sugar/butter mixture. Then incorporate 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence and mix.

3. Along with two teasooons of baking powder sift 220g of self raising flour into a bowl.

4. Using a metal spoon fold in the sifted flour into the egg/butter mixture until all the flour has been incorporated.

5. Divide the mixture into two 9-inch baking tins lined with grease proof paper.

6. Bake for 30 min in a pre-heated oven (gas 5)

7. Allow cake to cool on a wire rack.

8. When ready, spread raspberry jam on one cake. Whip some cream and layer ontop of jam. Add some fresh raspberries on top of the cream (optional) and sandwich with the second cake layer. Sprinkle with icing sugar.

Yummy! <3

Enjoy :)

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