Nice and traditional, easy to make, and lovely and yummy..

Cream together 6oz butter and 6oz caster sugar until pale

Beat in 2 eggs. Fold in 6oz self raising flour.

Divide between 2 8inch sandwich tins (greased and lined)

Cook at 180C for approximately 20 minutes, until golden and skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Leave to cool and sandwich together with jam and/or buttercream (half butter to icing sugar) or fresh fruit and whipped cream

Dust with icing sugar

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