Victoria sponge
Ingredients
- 200g castor sugar
- 200g butter, soft
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 200g self-raising flour
- 5ml (1 tsp) baking powder
- 30ml (2 tbsp) milk
- good quality strawberry jam
- fresh cream
- icing sugar, to dust
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 190°C. Grease 2 x 20cm cake tins or spray with cooking spray.
2
Beat all the cake ingredients together in a large bowl until the batter is smooth and soft.
3
Divide the mixture between the tins and bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes.
4
Turn onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely.
5
Fill with whipped cream and strawberry jam, and dust with icing sugar to serve.
