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Comedy legend Peter Richardson, 91热爆 Casualty star Martina Laird and actor Jude Akuwudike join Laura

Comedy legend Peter Richardson, 91热爆 Casualty star Martina Laird and actor Jude Akuwudike join Laura. Plus Cake O'Clock is back!

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Laura with Comedy legend Peter Richardson

Laura with Comedy legend Peter Richardson

Martina Laird and Jude Akuwudike with Laura

Martina Laird and Jude Akuwudike with Laura

Laura and Drummond Forbes from Above & Beyond with his Victoria sponge

Laura and Drummond Forbes from Above & Beyond with his Victoria sponge
Ingredients
  • 4 free-range eggs
  • 225g/8oz caster sugar, plus a little extra for dusting the finished cake
  • 225g/8oz self-raising flour
  • 2tsp baking powder
  • 225g/8oz baking spread, margarine or soft butter at room temperature, plus a little extra to grease the tins
  • 25g Chocolate icing glaze

To serve

  • good-quality strawberry or raspberry jam
  • whipped double cream

Preparation method

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
  • Grease and line 2 x 20cm/8in sandwich tins: use a piece of baking or silicone paper to rub a little baking spread or butter around the inside of the tins until the sides and base are lightly coated. Line the bottom of the tins with a circle of baking or silicone paper (to do this, draw around the base of the tin onto the paper and cut out).
  • Break the eggs into a large mixing bowl, then add the sugar, flour, baking powder and baking spread.
  • Mix everything together until well combined. The easiest way to do this is with an electric hand mixer, but you can use a wooden spoon. Put a damp cloth under your bowl when you're mixing to stop it moving around. Be careful not to over-mix - as soon as everything is blended you should stop. The finished mixture should be of a soft 'dropping' consistency - it should fall off a spoon easily.
  • Divide the mixture evenly between the tins: this doesn't need to be exact, but you can weigh the filled tins if you want to check. Use a spatula to remove all of the mixture from the bowl and gently smooth the surface of the cakes.
  • Place the tins on the middle shelf of the oven and bake for 25 minutes.
  • The cakes are done when they're golden-brown and coming away from the edge of the tins. Press them gently to check - they should be springy to the touch. Remove them from the oven and set aside to cool in their tins for five minutes. Then run a palette or rounded butter knife around the inside edge of the tin and carefully turn the cakes out onto a cooling rack.
  • Enjoy

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Broadcast

  • Fri 4 Apr 2014 14:00