You will need:

  • 250g butter, softened
  • 1 cup caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs, room temperature
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 2 cups self raising flour, sifted
  • ⅓ cup strawberry jam, warmed
  • 200ml thickened cream
  • Decorate with icing sugar, strawberries and mint.

Let's make it:

Step 1:

Preheat fan oven to 160°C. Grease and line with baking paper, two 20cm round spring form cake tins.

Step 2:

Place butter and sugar into mixing bowl and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy.

Step 3:

Reduce speed to low, add vanilla extract, eggs one at a time, alternate the milk and flour and beat until well combined.

Step 4:

Divide mixture in between cake pans. Bake for 30 minutes or until cooked. Allow to cool in pan, turn cakes out onto cooling rack to cool.

Step 5:

Meanwhile, add cream into a mixing bowl and beat on medium high for about 2 minutes until cream has thickened.

Step 6:

Place strawberry jam on top of one cake, adding whipped cream and place other cake on top.

Step 7:

Sift icing sugar over the top of the cake, add strawberries, mint and any extra thickened cream if desired.