Victoria Sandwich Recipe

You will need.....       4 oz. butter

                               4 oz. castor sugar

                               2 large eggs, lightly beaten

                               4 oz. self-raising flour, sieved

                               For the filling and top:

Preparation Time      2 tablespoons strawberry jam

10 minutes                2-3 level teaspoons castor sugar

                              

Cooking Time           

20 minutes              

 

Oven setting           

350ºF; Gas Mark 4     

 

Well grease two 6 or 7 inch sandwich tins. Cream butter and sugar until pale and creamy, then beat in the eggs. Add a tablespoon of flour with the last amount of egg to prevent curdling. Fold in the rest of the flour with a metal spoon, then divide the mixture equally between the two tins.

 

Bake in a moderate oven for about 20 minutes. When the cake is cooked the color should be pale golden and shrinking away from the edges of the tins and, when lightly pressed with a finger, should spring back into shape. Turn out to cool on wire tray.

 

When completely cold, sandwich together with jam and dust with castor sugar.

 

Quick Tip

 

Leave the cake to cool in the tin for about 5 minutes before turning out to allow it to shrink and therefore be easier to remove from the tin.

 

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