Victoria Sponge Cake

I am not one who would break my promise, so before I get REAL busy, I'd better get this recipe posted; as promised....*smile*

As mentioned in Diana's Recipe Book this cake is an ultimate holiday, special occasion or birthday cake. This cake is delicious and you can never go wrong baking IT.

What you need for the cake is :

1/2 cup or 4oz unsalted butter, softened

1 cup granulated sugar

4 large eggs

2 cups or 225g cake flour

2 teaspoon baking powder

pinch of salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 tablespoon milk

For the cake :

Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. Butter and flour round (8-inch x 1 1/2-inch deep) cake pan.

Bake cake on middle rack of preheated oven until the cakes are beginning to come away from edges of pan, about 20 to 25 minutes.
Let it cool completely, approximately 1 hour. In my case, I did not bake it in 2 round cake pans. What I did is bake it in just one cake pan and have it slice in halves.

Spread about 4 tablespoon of luscious strawberry jam for the filling on the bottom half.

Whip the 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream, chilled, until soft peaks form or test it like Dyna did...haha

I spread the whipped cream before placing about 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries (leave some for decoration)

Sift confectioners' sugar over top of cake - your preference. I garnish it with fresh strawberries, and melted whipped cream (add a drop of red coloring to have that pinkish effect)....Voila!
This is how it looked, after my mum had cut her cake.
This cake is really easy to bake and not those kind that will make a big mess of your kitchen....It is yummy; you would want more.......

Happy baking *Smile*