A Victoria sandwich cake query

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Should I cream butter and sugar first or can I shove it all together and beat?
Ta

Shove together

But books will say beat sugar and butter first

I've found it makes no odds

Oh that's good, I thought it might make a huge difference.

I’m confused. What’s the difference? You but the sugar and butter in a bowl and beat? What’s the alternative?

Alternative is putting eggs, butter, flour and sugar in bowl and whisking everything together at same time.

Oh sorry I’m with you now! I thought you were talking about making buttercream (which doesn’t even contain sugar!) I’ve officially lost the plot!

I’ve got to say from my experience I’ve always got a lighter sponge from beating the butter and sugar first, until the butter turns white, then beating in the eggs. Then sift the flour and lightly fold. Light, fluffy and rising beautifully every time.

It's lighter if you beat the eggs and sugar first.

No I wasn't very clear really was I.
Oh dear conflicting advice

If you whisk it all together you have a AllIn One mix rather than a Victoria Sandwich mix.
Not much different, but the Victoria one is lighter.