Victoria sponge, oreo stuffed, chocolate covered cake heaven

Hello there,
Before I start this post, I want to point out I am, by no means, a fantastic cook.  This recipe is super easy, and in my humble opinion, still looks amazing! So go on treat somebody - suitable for: birthdays, christenings, general cake applicable occasions. 

What you will need (for the sponge)
200g Caster Sugar
200g Butter
4 Eggs
200g Self-Raising Flour
2 tbsp Milk


What you will need (for the chocolate fudge topping)
1 pot of Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Icing, or
75g Unsalted Butter
175g Icing Sugar
3 tbsp Cocoa Powder
Drop of Milk
Variety of your favourite chocolate to decorate


What you will need (for the Oreo filling)
200g Unsalted Butter
400g Icing Sugar
25 Oreos - depending on how crunchy you want your filling this number can go up or down slightly. 
N.B if you're not a huge butter cream fan, use 100g Unsalted Butter and 200g Icing Sugar.


Step One: Pre-heat your oven to 190 Degrees Celsius/375 Degrees Fahrenheit/Gas Mark 5.  Combine all your sponge ingredients together in one bowl, making sure to whisk the eggs before adding them - you're mix should look like this ... 

Step Two: Split your mixture between two 8 inch cake tins (splitting the mix before cooking, is so much easier than trying to cut your cake in half once cooked). Bake in the middle of your over for 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from over, and allow to fully cool.  


Step Three:  Whilst you're waiting for your cake to cook, start making your oreo filling. In one bowl cream together your butter and sugar - this process takes a while, be patient/ask someone with superior arm strength to help. Once you've got your butter cream sorted, place your oreos into a bowl and hit them repeatedly with a rolling pin (or the handle of a hand whisk in my case), until they're nice and broken up - how small you want your oreo pieces in really up to your own personal preference. When you're happy with your oreo bits, gradually mix them into your butter cream - make sure you enjoy this bit, the sound it makes is amazing!

Step Three: When your cake it totally cool, place each half onto a separate plate, gentally brush it down to remove flaky bits that'll stop your icing from sticking, then attack it with your chocolate fudge!! If your making your own, simply mix together all your ingredients is a bowl, altering cocoa quantities depending on how much of a chocolate fiend you are.  N.B Start off with a very thin layer of icing, then build it up - imagine you're painting your nails, one thick layer is never good.  

Step Four:  Now you've got the sides of you cake and the top covered, spoon your oreo filling onto the top of your base sponge.  When you're happy with thickness, cover this with your top sponge.  

Step Five: Once you're happy with the positioning of your cake, go to town and cover it with as much chocolate as you can stomach.  Chocolate Buttons work really well around the edges of your cake! 


Step Six: Enjoy! 


Good Luck, and let me know if you try this recipe out, or if you have any suggestions of how to make it even better!


Initial recipe based on 'The Londoners: Double Stuffed Oreo Cake' available at http://www.thelondoner.me/2012/03/double-stuffed-oreo-cake.html 
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Vintage Chic

Hello there

As a student, and an all around savvy shopper I am always on the look out for a bargain.  This week me and the boyfriend took a trip to Southport (post to follow), and we had the most amazing day thrift shopping; snooping out bargains and fooling around amongst the plethora of unusually amazing trinkets, in the best of the North West's charity shops..  


I made two purchases during the course of the day.  My top find being this Jane Shilton Bag, priced at just £5 -  fantastic! 

I think this is the true meaning of vintage shopping, hunting out those items unwanted by their previous owner hidden amongst rails and rails of frankly shocking 80s throwbacks.  


Charity Shopping Top Tips:


1.  Don't be put off by the seamlessly endless amount of clothing horrors you will find. Persistence is key. 
2.  Try on, just because the clothes you're looking at are cheap this doesn't mean you should throw caution to the wind and buy everything and anything you lay your eyes on.
3.  Don't just look for your size.  The chance you'll come across an amazing dress/shirt/skirt in your size are slim.  Get creative, if you're normally a size 10, that size 18 'top', will look amazing on you as a dress with a belt.  


Good luck and happy shopping

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