To make my Blueberry and Raspberry Sponge Cake, you will need the following ingredients:
1. 100g self-raising flour
2. 100g caster sugar
3. 100g butter or margarine, softened
4. 1 tsp vanilla extract
5. 2 medium eggs
6. 1 tsp baking powder
7. 150ml semi-skimmed milk (or milk of your choice)
8. 220g of fresh fruit (blueberries and raspberries)
For the filling and decoration:
1. 75g butter, softened
2. 150g icing sugar, sifted
3. 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
4. 2 to 3 tbsp raspberry jam
5. Icing sugar to dust
6. A few blueberries (or fruit of your choice to decorate)
Step 1
Prepare your cake tins by either lining them with grease-proof baking paper, using oil or by rubbing some butter on them as I have done above.
In a large mixing bowl, sift the plain flour and baking powder and then add the butter, eggs, sugar, milk and vanilla extract. Combine the mixture together thoroughly with either a whisk or wooden spoon.
Step 2
Once your mixture is combined, weight out the fruit that you want to add into the cake. Give the fruit a quick rinse under some cold tap water and gently mix it into the cake batter. (Remember to set aside a few blueberries for decoration later!)
Take care stirring and mixing more fragile fruits such as these into the cake if you want them to remain somewhat intact!
Step 3
Divide your fruit sponge cake batter equally between the two greased cake tins and bake in the oven at Gas Mark 4/180C/350F for approximately 25 minutes until they start turning a soft golden colour on top.
Once cooked, set your cakes aside and to fully cool before assembling them with the filling and decorations.
Step 4
In a small bowl, combine the icing sugar, butter and vanilla extract to form your cake filling. Spread this onto the sponge half that you are using as the base.
Next, spread the raspberry jam onto the other sponge cake half and stick it on top of the one with the filling on.
Dust your cake with some icing sugar and place some blueberries and raspberries decoratively on top of the cake and voila! You have finished creating your delicious Blueberry and Raspberry Cake!
