Well, I couldn't quite leave the blog blank, So here's some oldies. I was inspired to make this Victoria Sponge for the Millward Brown office bake off, where about 7 of us made sponges in competition with each other, for glory, nothing else. Well, competitive CJ came out of her shell and this bad boy was a 7 layer mastepiece: cake, buttercream, sliced strawberries, double cream whipped, raspberries, cake... and icing sugar (if you count that as a layer). Well needless to say, some lazy baker ditched technique and went for "nutella icing", which inevitably won the popular vote, but I came a solid second, and the adulation from my at-the-time-manager was quite something. It remains the lightest, moistest sponge he has ever eaten. See recipe below
3 eggs (room temp)
180g caster sugar
180g softened butter
180g self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
+ Whatever you want to stuff in the middle.
Method:
Preheat 180. Grease and line 2x 20cm pans (the wee ones)
Beat all ingredients together (no order necessary) for 3 minutes, making sure you scrape down the bowl twice.
Scoop into tins, level, bake for 20 mins. Cool for 10... you know what to do next
Enjoy CJ
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