As a lover of fruit and chocolate cake I have always turned my nose up in disdain at a Victoria Sandwich declaring it boring and tasteless. In fact the last time I remember making a sponge cake was when I was a child and I constructed a birthday cake made of 4 sponge layers. Ironic then that the first thing I have to bake is a Victoria Sandwich. The "How To Bake" book promises me that its recipe will give me the "perfect" sandwich and I am hoping it will sway my opinion of this traditional afternoon tea cake.
I did not even own a sandwich pan so my first task was to go out yesterday and buy a sandwich pan. I am now the proud owner of a Masterclass sandwich pan which has a 20 year guarantee and a 5 year non-stick life.
The recipe book does say that I will need 2 sandwich pans but I decided on quality over quantity as my Masterclass pan was £8.49. With only one pan the baking time of my sponge cake will be doubled but I'm quite confident that the end result will still be good.
I went for this pan over cheaper versions because it has a pop-up base which I prefer. I don't have fond memories of baking with cake tins that weren't un-clip or pop-up as normally half of my cake would stay in the tin when I tried to get it out.
I am now waiting for my shopping to be delivered tomorrow evening and then I will have the ingredients to begin my Victoria Sandwich cake.
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