Baking Recipes - Victoria Sandwich Cake Recipe

  
 

Baking Recipes - Victoria Sandwich Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Makes 1 cake

  • 125 g/4 oz butter or margarine

  • 125 g/4 oz caster sugar

  • 2 eggs

  • 125 g/4 oz self-raising flour, sifted

  • 1 tablespoon hot water 

To finish:

  • 150 ml/1/4 pint double cream, lightly whipped

  • 3 tablespoons jam

  • caster sugar

Method:

  1. Line and grease two 18 cm/7 inch sandwich tins. Cream together the fat and sugar until light and fluffy.

  2. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, adding a tablespoon of the flour with the second egg. Fold in the rest of the flour, then the water.

  3. Divide the mixture between the prepared tins and bake in a preheated oven, 180°C (350°F), Gas Mark 4, for 20-25 minutes, until the cakes are golden and spring back when lightly pressed. Turn on to a wire rack to cool.

  4. Sandwich the cakes together with the cream and jam and sprinkle the top with caster sugar.