Cookbook:Victoria Sandwich

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Ingredients

• 6 oz (170 g) flour (self raising)
• 6 oz (170 g) Unsalted butter or margarine
• 6 oz (170 g) Caster sugar
• 3 eggs (170 g, unshelled)
• jam and cream

Procedure

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F), Gas mark 6)
2. Put the butter into a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon until softened
3. Add the sugar and mix
4. Add the 3 eggs to this and the flour and mix until smooth
5. divide it between two 7 inch (18 cm) greased circle pans
6. bake in the oven at gas mark 6 (200°C, 400°F) for 20 - 30 minutes (10-15 in a fan-assisted oven) until firm to the touch
7. leave to cool
8. turn one upside down and spread jam and cream over it and place the other on top