' What's for dessert Mum? '

Well today it is Victoria sponge very distastefully decorated with icing sugar, coconut, glace cherries and silver balls with a few sprinkles for good measure. I know this will appeal to the 4 year old :)

This is my first Bake since Christmas, I think mince pies were my last offering.. I have been refraining from baking to give everyone's waistlines a chance to return to normal. Eldest son is always the one to say ''what's for dessert mum? Even though he Say's he's following a fairly strict high protein diet, as he's trying to bulk up muscle, being a rugby player. He complains if I don't make cakes and if I do, because he is the greediest child  of the 3,and would eat 3/4 of it if could! He is a bottomless pit, whose hunger is never satisfied...

  So a treat for my brood today then. ( I do secretly get withdrawals from baking too ;) )

This is so simple to make and it suprises me that so many people can epicly fail.  I've been watching the Sports relief bake off and find myself shouting at the screen in frustration at the way the contestants make sponges, 'You HAVE to add some liquid be it milk or water or you will have dry cake! '
  Henry-son 2, say's' you should go on there mum'. I would if were expert at baking bread but sadly I'm not, Tis one thing I want to perfect.

Anyway here is my way of making Victoria sponge: All in one method- Referenced from Delia.

6oz SF flour
1 tsp baking powder
6oz butter or stork
6oz Cater sugar
Tsp vanilla extract
3 large eggs
4 floz milk
Set Oven to gas 3 160 c
Grease and line 2  X 6 inch sandwich tins with greaseproof paper

Sift the flour and baking powder from a height  into a large mixing bowl.

Add all of the other ingredients, and whisk on highest setting for 1 minute, or longer if by hand.

Spoon out equally into the sandwich tins and bake for approx 30 mins until slightly golden and firm to the touch.


You can fill with  Jam ,buttercream, whipped cream, whatever you fancy, and same for your topping.

My friend  was asking people on FB  the other day, Is it dessert? Pudding, Afters? What's your preference?