Cookbook:Victoria Sandwich

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The Victoria Sandwich (also known as the Victoria Sponge) is a Victorian cake that is popular in the UK.

Ingredients

• 170 g (⅔ cup or 6 oz) self-raising flour
• 170 g (⅔ cup or 6 oz) unsalted butter or margarine
• 170 g (⅔ cup or 6 oz) caster sugar
• 3 eggs (170 g, unshelled)
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• fruit jam and cream

Equipment

• 1 mixing bowl
• 1 wooden spoon
• 1 table knife
• 1 palette knife
• 2 18 cm (7 in) circular cake pans
• 1 cooling rack

Procedure

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F or Gas Mark 6).
2. Cream the butter and sugar into a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon until softened
3. Add the 3 eggs, the vanilla essence and the flour and mix until smooth
4. Divide the mixture between two greased circle pans
5. Bake in the oven for 20–30 minutes (10–15 in a fan-assisted oven) until firm to the touch
6. Leave to cool on a cooling rack.
7. Turn one upside down and spread jam and cream over it and place the other on top