Victoria Sponge

Method

• step 1

  Set the oven to 180C. Butter 2 sandwich tins with a 20cm diameter

• step 2

  Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, and then slowly add the beaten egg.

• step 3

  Fold in the sifted flour and spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tins

• step 4

  Bake for 20 minutes. Leave to cool and then remove from the tins

• step 5

  Whip the cream until thick and use it to fill the sponge with the jam

• step 6

  Dust liberally with icing sugar to serve