Sponge Cake

Ingredients:

250g butter
250g caster sugar
250g self raising flour
2 teaspoons-Vanilla essence
4 medium eggs
50 ml buttermilk

Method:

1. Preheat oven to Gas mark 180°C.

2. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar, until smooth and creamy.

3. Add eggs and flour a little at a time, beating the mixture to maintain the creamy consistency.

6. Add the vanilla essence and buttermilk, mix for a few minutes.

6. Pour the batter into a 9 inch pan and bake in an oven(middle shelf) for 30-35 minutes.

8. Cool on a wire rack.

Serve plain or with a jam/cream filling.