Mary Berry’s ‘all-in-one’ Victoria sponge cake recipe uses just six ingredients

There is nothing better than a slice of something sweet to go with a cup of tea, and with the right recipe, it has never been easier to make a homemade cake from scratch.

Mary Berry first shared how to make a Victoria sponge cake in her cookbook ‘Simple Cakes’ and revealed this recipe is very easy to make.

She wrote: “A great British classic. This all-in-one method makes it very simple to prepare.”

This is the perfect recipe to make on a lazy day as not only does this delicious cake only have six ingredients, it takes less than 10 minutes to prepare before it bakes in the oven for 25 minutes.

All you need is a pair of cake tins and a mixing bowl and you can have a mouth-watering sweet treat in no time.

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Instructions 

To begin, preheat the oven to 180C or Gas Mark 4, grease the cake tins and line the bottom with baking paper.

Place the cake ingredients (butter or margarine, caster sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder) into a mixing bowl.

Mix by hand with a wooden spoon until you have a smooth cake batter or blend with an electric mixer for two minutes.

Divide the cake batter evenly between the prepared cake tins. Use a plastic spatula, knife or the back of a spoon to smooth out the cake batter on top.

Place in the oven and bake for 25 minutes until the cake is well-risen and golden brown. Once fully cooked, leave the cakes to cool in the tin for a few minutes.

Then run a blunt knife around the edges of the cake tin to easily remove the cakes. Then, turn the cake upside down onto a wire rack, peel off the baking paper and leave to rest until the cakes have cooled down completely.

Decide which cake half has the best top, and then spread a generous layer of jam on the bottom of the cake.

Sandwich the two cake layers together and place them on a serving plate. Sprinkle the caster sugar on top, and your delicious Victoria sponge is now ready to serve.