Today I’ll give you the secrets into how to make the best victoria sponge you will ever taste. It’s fairly basic to make and after all the hard work is done, it’s a treat to eat!

You will need: 4oz marg, 4oz caster sugar, 2 eggs and 4oz self raising flour.

1. Set the oven at 180 C first so that you give the oven time to heat up

2. Cream the marg and the sugar until it’s light and fluffy

3. Beat in the eggs adding a small amount of flour each time

4. Gently fold in the remaining flour

5. Pour the mixture into a round, greased baking tray

6. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes

Repeat for the second sponge and fill with jam and cream. Decorate the top of your sponge with cream also if you wish.

I am a huge fan of cup cakes.  I live, breath, and die by cupcakes.  When I was 8, I started making my own cupcakes but they were never very good, as I was just learning.     It’s hard!    Once, I made a chocolate cake at my granny’s house but she didn’t have the right measuring cups — so we had to wing it.  The poor cake turned out awful!    It tasted good, but it was more like a football brick than a cake!  And it weighed five times more than I expected!   I think we used too much sugar and flour.    Thankfully, I am a much better cook now.  My most recent favorite cupcake is an Apple Sauce cupcake, where the butter is replaced with real apple sauce so its much better for you.  The cake was light, fluffy and very refreshing!  Here is the recipe!  Enjoy!  And don’t forget to tell me what your favourite cupcake is!  I know you all love cupcakes!!