Ingredients

• 225g butter
• 225g caster sugar
• 4 large free range eggs
• 1tsp vanilla extract
• 225g self raising flour
• About 3 tbsp of milk to loosen batter (if necessary)
• 1 jar of good quality strawberry jam
• 250ml double cream.                  Method 
• Preheat the oven to 170°C/340°F/Gas Mark 3. 
• Grease and line 2 x 20cm springform tins.
• Cream the butter and sugar together and beat in the eggs gradually. Add the vanilla extract. Fold in the flour until you have a smooth mixture.
• Divide the mixture in half, into the tins and flatten the top.
Bake for 20 minutes, until it’s nice and golden. Allow to cool in the tin for a few minutes.
• Prepare the whipped cream and assemble the cake.

Recipe sourced  from http://www.donalskehan.com/recipes/classic-victoria-sandwich/. Highly reccomend! It has the yum factor.