* VICTORIA SPONGE CAKE *
recipe courtesy of Mum

===Ingredients===
Quantities are for tins with a diameter of 8 inches (20 cm)

* 6 oz (170 g) butter
* 6 oz (170 g) caster sugar
* 3 large eggs
* 6 oz (170 g) self-raising flour

===Method===

* Grease tins

* Cream butter and sugar together (need to incorporate lots of air into the mixture)

* Beat in eggs one at a time

* Fold flour in gently

* Divide mixture between the tins

* Bake for 25-30 minutes at 180 °C

===Buttercream filling===

* 150 g (5 oz) butter
* 275 g (10 oz) icing sugar

* Beat butter
* Mix in icing sugar
* Add vanilla essence