The proper social gathering cake, a Victoria sponge is a standard bake everybody will love. Makes a straightforward wedding ceremony cake, too

• Preparation and cooking time
  • Prep:40 minutes
  • Prepare dinner:20 minutes
  • plus cooling
• Simple
• Cuts into 10 slices

• Freezable (Cake base freezes nicely for 3 months)

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Elements

• 200g caster sugar
• 200g softened butter
• 4 eggs, overwhelmed
• 200g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp milk

For the filling

• 100g butter, softened
• 140g icing sugar, sifted
• drop vanilla extract (non-obligatory)
• half a 340g jar good-quality strawberry jam
• icing sugar, to embellish

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Technique

• STEP 1

  Warmth oven to 190C/fan 170C/fuel 5. Butter two 20cm sandwich tins and line with non-stick baking paper.

• STEP 2

  In a big bowl, beat 200g caster sugar, 200g softened butter, 4 overwhelmed eggs, 200g self-raising flour, 1 tsp baking powder and a pair of tbsp milk collectively till you might have a clean, gentle batter.

• STEP 3

  Divide the combination between the tins, clean the floor with a spatula or the again of a spoon.

• STEP 4

  Bake for about 20 minutes till golden and the cake springs again when pressed.

• STEP 5

  Flip onto a cooling rack and depart to chill fully.

• STEP 6

  To make the filling, beat the 100g softened butter till clean and creamy, then step by step beat in 140g sifted icing sugar and a drop of vanilla extract (if you happen to’re utilizing it).

• STEP 7

  Unfold the buttercream over the underside of one of many sponges. Prime it with 170g strawberry jam and sandwich the second sponge on prime.

• STEP 8

  Mud with slightly icing sugar earlier than serving. Preserve in an hermetic container and eat inside 2 days.