Very basic sponge cake recipe...

[SparkyMcSparrow]

..that's nice, is needed for terrible cook!

I also would appreciate any filling ideas.

The cake is for my dh's birthday, nothing fancy, but he likes 'real' fillings not buttercreamy stuff.

Can I just put whipped cream in?

Must stress...it must be basic and fool proof! I can burn baked beans

Recipe here

Then cut both cakes in half so you have four rounds, sandwich together with a thin layer of strawberry jam, whipped cream and sliced strawberries. Delish

6oz SR flour, 6oz butter (room temperature), 6oz caster sugar, 3 eggs, and vanilla extract

Cream the sugar and butter together. Whisk the eggs and vanilla, and add to the sugar mixture. Fold in the flour (that means using a knife and not over mixing).

Divide into 2 greased cake pans.

Bake at 170C for about 25 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.

You can sandwich it together with just whipped cream, if you like. Or maybe a bit of jam and whipped cream. Dust over the top with icing sugar.

4 eggs, same in weight of flour, caster sugar and butter. All in the mixer.

3 sandwich pans, in the oven for about 20 mins (150 degrees in my fan oven)

Leave to cool then sandwich together with fresh cream and mixed berries.

Dust with icing sugar.

Or depending on the size of the eggs, I weigh them after they've been cracked into a bowl and then do exactly the same weight of butter/ sugar / self raising flour.

X-post with Mumatron there :)

Thankyou they sound good!

Quick question, can I ice the top of a cake with cream in? Ds wants to decorate with sweets,choclate etc

I dread to think what it will look like

Bash 4oz sugar and 4oz butter together. Beat up 2 eggs in a mug and weigh out 4oz flour. Add 1tsp vanilla essence to the egg and 1 level tsp baking powder to the flour. Add 1tbsp of egg and 1tbsp flour to the butter mix. Repeat until you run out of egg, then add in the rest of the flour.

To make lemon cake: add the zest of 1/2 a lemon, don't put vanilla in. Fill with lemon curd.

To make chocolate cake: swap 1tbsp flour for 1tbsp cocoa powder. Fill with chocolate spread or marmalade. You could put the zest of 1/2 an orange in instead of the vanilla, too.

The only problem with fresh cream as a filling is that it won't store well in the fridge as the sponge will dry out. Best off eating all of it in one go

Yes but I suggest you whip it yourself - squirty shaving foam tin cream is too light

I think if a child decorates the cake with cream, I think it will squish out!

He could decorate the top layer first, and then you can carefully lift it onto the bottom layer when you are ready.

Another one here who weighs the eggs (usually 4) and chucks in same weight of butter, sugar and SR flour.

Fill two 7inch sandwich tins.

Bake until brownish and springy on top and a metal skewer comes out clean (about 20 mins)

Fill with jam and dust with sugar whilst still hot.

Can't. Go. Wrong.

If you want to use some sort of topping I would make some buttercream - basically butter and icing sugar beaten together with a tsp of vanilla essence

I'd jam the middle and Glace ice the top so the sweets stick. Or cream on the top and decorate with fresh fruit :)

Ok so I will weigh the eggs!

Might do chocolate sponge may look better

I will be whipping the cream myself I am not that bad

GlitterTwins that will not be a problem

Thankyou all!

Didn't think it would be, cakes don't last long here either!!