Condensed-milk Victoria sponge cake

Step 1

Heat your oven to 160°C and grease and flour a 22cm-round cake tin.

Step 2

Combine the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and beat into the butter mixture. Add the condensed milk and vanilla and mix well. Sift the flour and baking powder into the mixture and gently fold through, taking care not to overbeat the batter. Pour the cake batter into the tin and tap the base to remove any bubbles.

Step 3

Bake for 50 minutes, then test with a skewer. If a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean, remove the cake from the oven. If batter clings to the skewer, bake for a further 10 minutes and test again. Allow to cool in the tin on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then remove from the tin and cool completely.

Step 4

When the cake is cool, whip the thickened cream to soft peaks. Add to the top of the cake and decorate with strawberries. Dust with icing sugar and serve.