victoria sponge
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- 5 minutes
- Easy
- Serves 8
Ingredients
sponge :
- 225g butter (softened)
- 225g caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- 225g self raising flour
- 2 tsp baking flour
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp vanilla sugar
For the filling :
- 4 tbsp strawberry jam
- 150g butter (softned)
- 150g icing sugar
icing sugar (For dusting)
- icing sugar (For dusting)
Method
- STEP 1lightly grease and line the tins
- STEP 2pre-heat the oven to 180C/350f?gas4
- STEP 3place the butter,sugar,eggs,flour and baking powder into a large bowl and mix for about 2 minutes
- STEP 4divide the mixture evenly between the prepared tins and level the surface with a spoon or a spatula
- STEP 5bake for 25-30 minutes,untill well risen and golden. The tops of the cakes should spring back up when pressed lighthly with a finger.leave the to cool in the tins for a few minutes,then turn the cakes out on a wire rack,peel of paper and leave to cool completely.
- STEP 6to make the butter cream beat the butter and icing sugar together using a elertric mixer untill light and fluffy.
- STEP 7spread the jam evenly on one half of the cake and top with the butter cream. place the other half of the cake on top. finally dust the top of the cake with a little icing sugar.
