Perfect for an afternoon tea

Meringues already on my blog

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Ingredients

• 12oz Sugar
• 12oz Butter
• 6 Eggs
• 4tsp Vanilla extract
• 12oz self-raising flour
• 300g icing sugar plus extra for dusting
• 150g butter
• A jar of strawberry jam
• 5 big strawberries

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 180ºC/ gas mark 4 and line three, 8 inch tins with baking parchment.
2. Mix together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Beat the eggs and vanilla extract in a separate bowl and add to the mixture.
4. Add the flour and mix.
5. Pour the mixture equally into the tins
6. Bake for 20-30 mins or until a knife comes out clean
7. Whilst the cakes are cooling make the buttercream icing. To make the buttercream, mix together the butter and icing sugar until well combined.
8. Once the cakes are cooled put the buttercream on one cake and the jam on the other and sandwich them together.
9. Using a star nozzle pipe icing onto the top and chop the strawberries in half placing them onto each bit of icing.
10. If making the meringues, place them around the sides then dust over a layer of icing sugar.
11. Serve and enjoy with a nice cup of tea.