Victoria Sponge Cake
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups flour, all-purpose
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 each raspberry jam jar
- Cream the butter until light.
- Slowly add the sugar.
- Beat until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time and beat well.
- Fold in the sifted flour and baking powder.
- Pour mixture into prepared 8 inch round pans.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes at 375F (190C) until the cake pulls gently from sides or cake tester remains clean.
- (When pressing lightly on top of cake, no impression is left.)
- Cool in pans for 10 minutes.
- Cool completely on wire rack.
- Whip cream and sugar to soft peaks.
- Place doily on cake plate.
- Put one cake layer on doily.
- Spread with raspberry jam and top with whipped cream.
- Place second layer bottom side up onto the filling.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- Garnish with raspberries and mint leaves.
butter, sugar, flour, baking powder, eggs, heavy whipping cream, sugar, raspberry
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/victoria-sponge-cake-1573 (may not work)