And I forgot to photograph all of the steps.  Oh well, this isn’t a cooking so I suppose it’s okay.  I bet you can follow along anyway.

So, you know what these are:

 

And you know what this is.  And you know where it is too, I bet.

And this is how it looked 30 minutes later. My Victoria sponge turned out well.  It is called that, so they say, bc Queen Victoria liked it.  I daresay she never baked one herself!  It isn’t hard, so she could have, but she had all those servants to do it for her.

 

After the cake cools, you slice it in two horizontally and spread it with strawberry jam.

On top of the jam you spread (or pipe–ha ha, as if–I spread it) whipped sweetened cream.  Then you put the top half of cake back on top, sprinkle it with powdered sugar and fresh cut strawberries if you’ve got them, and voila, Victoria sandwich.  Perfect for tea time, according to all the Brits I know.

Mine tasted good but it would not win any awards for its appearance.  I am only a home cook!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mary_berrys_perfect_34317

 

Cheers for British baking!  Cheerio!