Victoria Sponge

I have many recipes for a Victoria Sponge, but this is the best one I've used so far:

You will need:

• 200g butter or margerine
• 200g caster sugar
• 4 free range eggs
• 200g self raising flour
• 1tsp baking powder
• 5ml vanilla flavouring

For chocolate alternative:

• Reduce flour by 25g
• Replace with 25g cocoa

When using Trex:

• Follow this link for a tasty recipe

If you are baking your full mixture in one tin, please read the essential note below!

Method:

1. Heat the oven to gas mark 4 / 350°F / 180°C
2. Line two 6" baking tins - see note below
3. Cream sugar and butter together
4. Beat eggs and flavouring together and add to mixture a little at a time
5. Fold in the flour and baking powder
6. Divide between tins and spread out gently
7. Bake for 20-25mins
8. Turn out onto rack and allow to cool
9. Sandwich together with buttercream and / or jam

Note: If you do not have two tins, you can add whole mixture to one tin. This will affect the cooking time!
If you do not have a cake heating core, lower the temperature of your oven (gas #3) to cook slower and longer!