Easy Traditional English Victoria Sponge Cake

Traditional Method Preheat the oven to 180c or 350F Grease / prepare 2 x 7 inch round cake tins. Silicone is the easiest as all you need is easy release spray. A Metal tin will need lining Cream the butter and sugar with an electric whisk or electric mixer. This will take a few minutes and is ready when the mixture goes lighter in colour, which shows that air has been incorporated into the mixture to produce a light cake. Add the eggs one by one, and if the mixture splits, don't worry, this will not affect the outcome of the cake. Once the eggs are mixed in, add the vanilla extract. You can continue to use the whisk for mixing in the eggs and vanilla. Sift in the flour into the mixture and gently mix in and then add the milk. Only a splash or glug. Split into the two tins and bake for 15 minutes. Leave to cool. Once the cakes are cool, whisk the cream to make it thick and fluffy. Liberally spread the jam over one of the cakes, and cover with the cream, then top with the 2nd cake. Then you will have a super yum English Victoria Sandwich cake. If you live in the US, this is the cheapest way to live the English dream! The Super Easy Method In a food processor add the butter, sugar,eggs, vanilla, flour and milk and whizz for 5 minutes. Split betweeen the two tins and finish as above Told you it was easy. Almost foolproof.