[Sca-cooks] OOP: Victoria Sponge Cake

[Prydwen]

Hi all,

Please tell me what is "Castor" sugar and do you really mean 2 Tablespoons
of vanilla extract?

Thanks,
Prydwen

At 11:15 PM 7/1/2001 +0100, you wrote:

>A true Victoria sponge is made with
>6oz Self Raising Four
>6oz Castor Sugar
>6 oz BUTTER
>3 eggs beaten
>pinch salt
>2 T spoons vanilla extract.
>
>Beat together sugar and butter until light and fluffy
>add salt
>add eggs slowly and beat thoroughly between each addition
>FOLD IN flour slowly.
>Pour into a prpared cake tin (8 in ROUND)
>bake in a preheated oven at 180 c for 35 mins until golden and firm to
>touch.
>Allow to cool
>Mix up a good butter cream for top
>USE BUTTER
>(icing sugar and butter) flavoured with a little vanilla
>slice cake in half to for a top and bottom.
>fill with butter cream or jam
>sprinkle on icing sugar or decorate with butter icing
>If you want to add flavourings try
>coffee
>chocolate
>vanilla
>lemon
>Added before the eggs
>
>By tradition the jam in the center is RASPBERRY The best you can get.
>hope this helps
>vara
>
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