Chocolate , vanilla , royal iced , fondant iced or buttercream , you decide
Heat oven to 180C
Grease 2 7 " sandwich tons and line the bases with greaseproof paper
Put all the ingredients into a large bowl and mix . You can do this by hand but an electric mixer is best
Pour equal amounts into the tins , flatten down slightly
Bake for about 25 minutes until light and springy , a skewer put in the cake should come out clean
Cool in tin for a couple of minutes then turn onto a wire rack to cool
When cooled sandwich together with jam and / or buttercream and get decorating
If you want to make a chocolate cake swap 1oz of flour for 1oz of cocoa powder
You will need to coat the cake with a thin layer of buttercream for the fondant icing to stick
You can use square tins , oblong tins even shaped tins .
Ingredients
Directions
Heat oven to 180C
Grease 2 7 " sandwich tons and line the bases with greaseproof paper
Put all the ingredients into a large bowl and mix . You can do this by hand but an electric mixer is best
Pour equal amounts into the tins , flatten down slightly
Bake for about 25 minutes until light and springy , a skewer put in the cake should come out clean
Cool in tin for a couple of minutes then turn onto a wire rack to cool
When cooled sandwich together with jam and / or buttercream and get decorating
If you want to make a chocolate cake swap 1oz of flour for 1oz of cocoa powder
You will need to coat the cake with a thin layer of buttercream for the fondant icing to stick
You can use square tins , oblong tins even shaped tins .