Victoria sandwich cake, Buttercream | Morphy Richards FP48992

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Victoria sandwich cake

Ingredients:

•200g caster sugar

•200g softened butter, cut into pieces

•4 eggs, beaten

•200g self-raising flour, sifted

•	1tsp	baking powder
•	2tbsp	milk

For the filling:

•300ml whipping cream

•1 jar of strawberry jam

Method:

1Heat oven to 190oC / Gas Mark 5. Lightly grease two 20cm sandwich tins and line with non-stick baking paper.

2Add all the ingredients to the Mixing Bowl and attach the Beater Attachments.

3Beat all the cake ingredients together until you have a smooth, soft batter. Use speed 1 initially then increase to speed 3. Part way through mixing, it may be necessary to stop the Mixer and scrape the sides of the bowl down using the Spatula.

4Divide the mixture between the tins, smooth the surface with the Spatula or the back of a spoon, then bake for about 20 minutes until golden and the cake springs back when pressed. Turn out onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely.

5Attach the Whisk Attachments to the Mixer and whip the cream for around 3 minutes starting at speed 1 and increasing to full speed.

6 Spread the jam over the bottom of one of the sponges, top with the cream and sandwich the second sponge on top. Dust with a little icing sugar before serving.

Buttercream

Ingredients:

• 75g

butter

•500g icing sugar

•pinch of salt

•3-4tbsp milk

•1½tsp vanilla

Method:

1Place all ingredients in the Mixing Bowl.

2Using the Beater Attachments, mix on speed 1 until light and creamy.

3During mixing hold the bowl steady and turn anticlockwise to allow the ingredients to mix thoroughly. It may be necessary to stop the Mixer and scrape the sides of the Mixing Bowl using the Spatula a few times to make sure all the ingredients are incorporated.

Whipped cream

Ingredients:

•200ml whipping cream*

*Min - 200ml *Max - 600ml

Method:

1Place cream in the Mixing Bowl and insert the Whisk Attachments.

2Whip on speed 4-5 until desired thickness is achieved.

(Guide time: 3-4 minutes). During mixing hold the Mixing Bowl steady and turn clockwise and anticlockwise to allow the ingredients to mix thoroughly. It may be necessary to stop the mixer and scrape the sides of the bowl a few times to make sure all the ingredients are incorporated.