Step 1

Preheat oven to 175C/ gas mark Lightly grease the cake pans with butter and line with baking paper/parchment paper. Set pans aside.

Step 2

Add baking powder to the flour. Mix and set aside.In a mixing bowl, add butter and sugar then use stand, hand mixer or wooden spoon to mix till batter is light and fluffy.

Step 3

Break eggs in a seperate bowl one at a time, add vanilla extract and whisk (incase you have a bad egg, it wouldn’t have ruined the cake mix).Pour the whisked eggs in the butter and sugar mixture and beat with the mixer for few minutes till incorporated.

Step 4

Add the flour in and mix well with the hand mixer or spatula. Divide the cake batter evenly between the cake pans and smooth the surface.

Step 5

Bake cakes in pre heated oven at temperature of 175C for 25 minutes or till cake tester comes out clean. Bring cakes out of the oven, leave in the cake pans for 5 minutes before turning onto cooling rack to cool.

Step 6

Place one of the cakes on a plate and spread with buttercream or whipped cream, top with jam then place the second cake on it. Dust with icing sugar.

Step 7

To make the buttercream fillingAdd butter in a mixing bowl and mix with electric mixer for about 5 minutes before adding sifted icing sugar. Mix till light and fluffy then use for the cake.