Mini Victoria Sponge Cakes

These cute cakes are so easy, and taste amazing. You can add whatever you want to the recipe, this time I had some left over cream so decided to make mini victoria sponge cakes :) 

Ingredients: (makes 6)

3 tablespoons room butter at room temperature

3 tablespoons self raising flour

3 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 egg

50mL whipping cream

1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 teaspoon sugar

Strawberry jam

Method:

-preheat oven to 180 degrees C

-cream the butter, sugar and vanilla essence until smooth

-add one tablespoon of flour and combine

-lightly whisk the egg and add to the mixture

-add the remaining flour and combine
-divide the mixture between 6 cupcake cases and cook for 15min

-while the cakes are cooking prepare the cream. whisk the cream, 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence until soft peaks are formed

-allow the cupcakes to cool completely and  then remove from the cupcake cases

-make sure the cupcakes are cooled completely and then cut in half

-spread the cream and jam                                                                              between the cakes and sandwich together
-sift some icing sugar to serve