Victoria sponge

Hi guys, so for this cake i had to make it for my catering afternoon tea exam and i think my family got a bit tired of eating cake for the past few weeks before my exam as i had to practise it so many time so i would get it perfect for my exam. Well it all payed off as i got an A* :D So im guessing you want to know how to make it, so here you go:

Ingredients:

300g butter 

300g caster sugar

300g self raising flour 

6 eggs 

1-2 tsp vanilla essence

330ml of double cream

1-2 boxes of big fresh strawberries

2-3 tsp icing sugar for dusting

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and then line two 7"

 tins with butter/ greaseproof paper/ baking spray

2. Cream the butter and sugar together and then add the eggs and vanilla essence

3. Fold in the flour and mix the mixture together until fluffy

4. Separate the mixture into the two tins and then place in the oven putting the temperature down to 165- 175 degrees

5. After 20 minutes the cake should be done take  it out and let it cool down 

6. Whilst its cooling down whip the double cream until its light also chop the strawberries into half 

7. Once the cakes have cooled down spread the whipped cream on the cake ad place half a strawberry on like the picture 

8. Place the other cake on top and dust with icing sugar and place any remainder strawberries on the top o the cake 

9. Present the cake on a nice dish if serving for an afternoon tea or a party.Thank you for reading have a looks at some of my other posts.