Victoria cake sandwich

I was inspired to do this cake after I watched a cooking program during our lunch break. There are loads of recipes online and I tried this recipe from Bbcgoodfood.com

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1997/classic-victoria-sandwich

I followed this recipe but I replaced with cake flour and added 2 tablespoons of plain flour 

The caster sugar I reduced to 150gm as I didn't want to have too sweet a cake as it will be sandwiched with icing butter cream later 

Lovely cake texture

Ingredients 

200 gm unsalted butter softened

4 eggs slightly beaten to room temp

200 gm cake flour with 2 tbsp plain flour

(Original is self raising flour 200 gm)

1 tsp baking powder

150 gm caster sugar - original is 200 gm 

2 tbsp milk room temp

In addition I used 1 tsp of vanilla extract

Method ( slightly different )

In the mixer place the softened butter n caster sugar. Cream till light.

Creaming

Then slowly add in the beaten egg n whisk in till incorporated

If curdled add in a tbsp of flour

Then beat in vanilla n milk

Then beat in flour and baking powder  all at once

Put the cream equally into 2 8 inch pans greased n lined and greased again 

Bake at 160-170c for 20 minutes 

Cool them on wire rack 

Icing buttercream

Use 100 gm softened unsalted butter and beat with 140 sifted icing sugar

When cakes cool, spread the filling into the cake n top it with your favorite jam

Sandwich with the top layer with cake

Sift some icing sugar on top layer and it's done!

Great with tea!