Victoria Sponge Success

So far the items posted here have been historical. Here's a bang up to date creation. My folks came to join us for Sunday lunch and tea today and as I didn't have any dessert I whipped up a Victoria Spinge whilst Mischief was being entertained. 

Now I know a Voctria Sponge isn't really anything to get excited about but sponges in my house are a bit of a hit and miss affair. Some are on but others are really heavy and dense. So today I employed all the tips I had been collecting. I creamed the softened butter and sugar as long as I could bear, I added the room temperature eggs slowly one at a time and then I barely folded the flour in.

And hey presto, a cake that rose well and was super light and fluffy. Hubby even gave it a ten out of ten! High praise indeed. Here's a couple of pics. It's filled with vanilla buttercream and last years home made strawberry jam.