Ready, Steady, Bake!!

This is my second cook book project - a couple of years ago I cooked all the recipes in Delia Smith's Summer Collection and blogged the whole experience.  It took me about 18 months but I learnt a lot and hope to do the same with this project.

Victoria Sponge Cake

I started off the other day with the classic Victoria Sponge Cake recipe and all went well.  I usually do the all-in-one mix using soft cooking marg but this is the luxury version with a whole pack of real butter!  I loved Mary's tip on how to soften butter if you're a little short of time - she cuts it into cubes and pops them into lukewarm water for 10 mins and then drains them.  Hey presto - nice and soft and squidgy.