Victoria Sandwich

Ingredients

• 170 g self-raising flour
• 170 g unsalted butter
• 170 g caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• to taste fruit jam
• to taste whipped cream

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F or Gas Mark 6).
2. Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon until softened.
3. Add the 3 eggs, the vanilla essence, and the flour.
4. Mix until smooth.
5. Divide the mixture between the two greased cake pans.
6. Bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes (10-15 in a fan-assisted oven) until firm to the touch.
7. Leave to cool completely on a cooling rack.
8. Turn one cake upside down and spread jam and whipped cream over it.
9. Then place the second cake on top.
10. Cut into wedges.
11. Serve.