Classic Victoria Sandwich

You can't go wrong with this perfect party cake - full of spongey goodness. Makes a super-simple wedding cake, too

• Cooking Time Ready in 30 minutes, plus cooling
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Cuts into 10 slices

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  558

• Protein

  5g

• Carbs

  76g

• Fat

  28g

• Saturates

  17g

• Fibre

  0.6g

• Sugar

  57g

• Salt

  0.9g

Ingredients

• For the cake
• 200g caster sugar
• 200g softened butter
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 200g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp milk
• For the filling
• 100g butter, softened
• 140g icing sugar, sifted
• drop vanilla extract (optional)
• 340g jar good-quality strawberry jam ( we used Tiptree Little Scarlet)
• icing sugar, to decorate

Directions

1. Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Butter two 20cm sandwich tins and line with non-stick baking paper. In a large bowl, beat all the cake ingredients together until you have a smooth, soft batter.
2. Divide the mixture between the tins, smooth the surface with a spatula or the back of a spoon, then bake for about 20 mins until golden and the cake springs back when pressed. Turn onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely.
3. To make the filling, beat the butter until smooth and creamy, then gradually beat in icing sugar. Beat in vanilla extract if you're using it. Spread the butter cream over the bottom of one of the sponges, top it with jam and sandwich the second sponge on top. Dust with a little icing sugar before serving. Keep in an airtight container and eat within 2 days.

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