Well actually I divided it between 3 small 6 inch pans. as I had intended to save 2 in the freezer until the first one was eaten, there's only 2 of us. But in the end I sandwiched the two as you can see. I also managed a very small 3 inch sponge that I put home made strawberry jam into, which we ate as a sampler. :-)))
If you want to make this with cake and pastry flour it comes out a little lighter, but I tend to use whatever is closest at the time. Also if you use a good margarine (I don't I hate the stuff) but if you do it gives you a better cake to keep in the fridge because of the butter cream,
I have even made it with Bakers flour, it can be made into a chocolate sponge. qahtan
Heat oven 375 F
6 ozs flour all purpose
1/2 teas baking powder
3 eggs
6 0zs soft butter
6 ozs sugar.
sift B P into flour. cream sugar and butter, add egg 1 at a time, fold in flour.
divide into pans and sprinkle top with sugar, bake about 30 minutes plus or minus as required. cool on rack.
When cold blend 3 ozs butter with about 1 cup icing sugar, add strong/ strong black
coffee to taste, mix well spread over one sponge place other on top. dust with icing sugar. qahtan
Line 2x18cm/7in cake tins with baking parchment
from this Google search recipe... http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/victoriasponge_13555.shtml
or...Divide equally between two 15cm (6 inch) sandwich tins.
but then ANYTHING coffee flavored is a winner in my book.
Yes, please share with us what you used to bake these treasures and in the meantime zip me the leftovers.
Yummy. :)
Well actually I divided it between 3 small 6 inch pans. as I had intended to save 2 in the freezer until the first one was eaten, there's only 2 of us. But in the end I sandwiched the two as you can see. I also managed a very small 3 inch sponge that I put home made strawberry jam into, which we ate as a sampler. :-)))
If you want to make this with cake and pastry flour it comes out a little lighter, but I tend to use whatever is closest at the time. Also if you use a good margarine (I don't I hate the stuff) but if you do it gives you a better cake to keep in the fridge because of the butter cream,
I have even made it with Bakers flour, it can be made into a chocolate sponge. qahtan