Easy Victoria Sponge

Method

• step 1

  Preheat oven to 180c. Add the butter and sugar into a bowl and beat until light, pale and fluffy.

• step 2

  Pour the beaten eggs in little by little, stirring in-between. TIP: If it begins to curdle, add a little flour.

• step 3

  Add the vanilla extract and mix.

• step 4

  Sift the flour and baking powder in and mix.

• step 5

  Divide evenly between two greased 20cm cake tins.

• step 6

  Bake for 20-30 minutes.

• step 7

  Allow to cool and remove from tins.

• step 8

  Sandwich both together with the cream/butter cream and jam in the middle.

• step 9

  Dust with icing sugar.

• step 10

  Ta da! Ready to eat!