- 170 gms Powdered sugar
- 170 gms Butter or margarine
- Self – raising flour - 170 gms or plain flour with 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 3 Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla essence
- ½ cup Milk
Sieve the flour.
Take out the butter from the refrigerator 1 hour in advance
Cream the butter and sugar very well.
When the mixture is light and creamy, add the eggs, one at a time, beating each time thoroughly.
If the mixture curdles while adding the eggs, add a little flour before adding the next egg.
Finally, fold in the flour and add milk until the mixture forms a dropping consistency.
Add the vanilla essence.
Grease and dust two 175 mm diameter sandwich tins.
Pour half the mixture into each of the two prepared tins.
Bake in a hot oven at 400° F for 20 minutes.
Pour half the mixture into each of the two prepared tins.
Bake in a hot oven at 400° F for 20 minutes.
Orange Sandwich: Add finely grated rind of 2 oranges when creaming the margarine and sugar. Fill with orange butter icing and top with orange glace icing.
Chocolate Sandwich: Instead of 170 gms of self raising flour, use 140 gms of the flour and 30 gms of cocoa. Fill with chocolate butter icing and top with chocolate glace icing.