Victoria Sandwich Cake...

I recently accidently stumbled upon a Brilliant Blog that belongs to Rosie and Maria...They call it Sweet & Simple Bakes...and true to the name...they do have a sweet and simple blog that encourages people new to baking by giving loads of useful tips and resources to help them learn a new skill...which I personally think is very noble of them..

Not only that they also have a Monthly Bake Concept where they come up with a different but still an easy recipe that they have tried and tested and encourage co-bloggers and others who follow their blog to participate by baking it and to share their experiences while doing it...This is such a great effort on their part and I truly appreciate them for the encouragement they are giving to many people like me because of this...Thanks Rosie and Maria....

So I decided that if time permits I will participate in their monthly bake off for the month of August which is Victoria Sandwich Cake...But since then I have been really busy at work and also because of the festive season could not get to cook it up until this weekend...I rushed off shopping and bought stuff that I needed...and started off...

The recipe and method of preparation for the Victoria Sandwich Cake can be found here...

I have used the same same recipe for the cake base...only changed the filling as per our liking as buttercream is not one of my favourite for a cake baked at home. Also since I didnot have two cake tins...I baked them in a single ring mould I use to bake my regular sponges...and then after cooling them cut them into two halves...and proceeded using them as given in the recipe by its inceptors Rosie and Maria...

Since I dont have to give step by step instructions to the recipe as it is very clear in the recipe given in Sweet and Simple Bakes....I will put up pictures instead..:-)

1.Getting Cake Mould Ready...

2. Creaming Butter and Sugar...

3. Cake mixture in the mould ready to go into the Preheated Oven...

4. Cake baked and cooling on a Cake Rack...

5. One half of the cake topped with Homemade Strawberry Preserve...

6. Topped with Whipped Cream...

7. And Strawberries...

8. And finally other half on top...and dusted with pure Icing Sugar...

And the Final Result...I am pretty Happy with the result and so are the people who finished it off...but I guess the pictures are not as clear...but cant undo it...because already the cake is long gone as they say it was simple irresistable...WOW !!! All thanks to Rosie and Maria of Sweet and Simple Bakes...

I was not able to click a snap of a single slice....because it was over before I got to do it..which is quite sad..but when I make it another time...I will update this post with it...

It has been a great experience working on this month's Bake... Hope Rosie and Maria approve this...and my bake is upto their standards and expectations...and you all enjoyed reading this post....

Please do drop by Sweet and Simple Bakes and check out the monthly round-up for this Bake...

So until next time...Take Care..:-)