Strawberry & cream sandwich sponge

Name: Strawberry & cream sandwich sponge
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 225 g unsalted butter (at room temperature) plus extra for greasing; 225 g white caster sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 large free-range eggs; 225 g self-raising flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 splash of milk; 200 ml double cream; 1 vanilla pod; 1½ tablespoon of icing sugar plus extra for dusting; 250 g fresh strawberries

Instructions

Cook:50min

This classic cake is relatively easy to make but does have a few quirks: you need to get as much air into it as possible, and be mindful of its sensitivity to variations in heat. Know your oven well and invest in an oven thermometer!

Updated at: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 05:16:24 GMT