Ingredients:
(for the sponge)
- 225g margarine/butter
- 225g caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 200g self-raising flour
- 50g coco powder
(for the icing)
- 400g icing sugar
- 225g margarine/butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
(replace 50g of icing sugar for coco powder if you would like chocolate icing, or just add 1 tbsp of Nutella! Yummm)
Method:
Pre-heat your oven on 180c
- Cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla, until light in colour.
- Add in the eggs, flour, and cocoa powder.
- Mix until fully incorperated, do not over mix.
- Pour equally between 2 lined sandwich tins.
- Bake for 25 mins.
- Make some buttercream icing and serve with a nice cuppa!
Here is my buttercream icing options.
Follow along using my YouTube video if you'd like!