Ingredients

• 225g/8oz butter or margarine
• softened at room temperature
• 225g/8oz caster sugar
• 4 medium free-range eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 225g/8oz self raising flour
• milk
• to loosen
• 200ml/7fl oz double cream
• 250g/9oz mixed berries
• icing sugar
• for dusting

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
• Grease and line 2 x 18cm/7in cake tins with baking paper.
• Cream the butter and the sugar together in a bowl until pale and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs
• a little at a time
• and stir in the vanilla extract.
• Fold in the flour using a large metal spoon
• adding a little extra milk if necessary
• to create a batter with a soft dropping consistency.
• Divide the mixture between the cake tins and gently spread out with a spatula.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes
• or until golden-brown on top and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and set aside for 5 minutes
• then remove from the tin and peel off the paper. Place onto a wire rack.
• Whip the cream with a whisk or electric handheld mixer until it forms soft peaks when the whisk is removed.
• Sandwich the cakes together the whipped cream and berries. Dust with icing sugar.