A Way to the Boy's Heart

The boyfriend isn't really one for desserts (crazy, I know! but I love him in spite of this awful affectation), all he really likes is an apple crumble or apple pie. Now, as we learnt from a previous blog post I have not yet mastered pastry, so I had to resort to an old classic that is his only other preferred dessert: Victoria Sponge.

When I was younger, for some reason, I could never manage "big cakes" despite very little difference in technique from their smaller counterparts, but I thought I'd throw caution to the wind and attempt it anyway.

Something must have changed over the years, as it was quite a success. I did have one major issue, the first half stuck to the tin and i had to break it a bit to get it out, but I used that one as the bottom so no-one would really know. For the second half I lined the tin with greaseproof paper and it came out with no worries.

The only cream I had was a week old, and pretty questionable, so I just used raspberry jam for the filling, and topped it with the classic sprinkle of icing sugar.

I actually surprised myself with how good it tasted! Even the week old left overs got eaten by my housemates family, so it must have been good.

Most importantly it got the thumbs up from the boyfriend. So, until I can master an apple pie, or failing that a cake based model of Bruce Springsteen, good old Victoria Sponge will have to do.