Classic Victoria Sponge

Name: Classic Victoria Sponge
Total time: 30
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 cups self-raising flour; 1 cup caster sugar; 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature; 6 medium eggs, room temperature; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups powdered sugar; ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature; ¼ cup jam; ¼ cup icing sugar

Recipe by Mabel Gilder from tasty.co

Desserts 30 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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2 cups self-raising flour
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1 cup caster sugar
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1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
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6 medium eggs, room temperature
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2 teaspoons baking powder

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups powdered sugar
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½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
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¼ cup jam
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¼ cup icing sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Then, add eggs, baking powder, vanilla and flour and mix well.
Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through and fluffy.
To make buttercream, cream together icing sugar and butter and mix well.
Once the cake has cooled, slice into two equal halves. Spread jam on the bottom and top with piped buttercream. Top with second cake half and a dusting of powdered sugar.