Victoria Sponge and some pink roses

Its a bit of a treat to have husband here with me on a Saturday as he is normally at work, he has got some holiday and is a huge fan of the steam railways and has had the last few days off to visit the steam gala at the Great Central Railway, but after another lot of snow last night we decided to have what we call "what normal couples do on a Saturday day"...which entailed having a lie in and popping to the supermarket.  Today I decided to cook us a lovely Victoria sponge. 

The recipe I used was Victoria Sponge by Nigella Lawson from the book "How to be a Domestic Goddess".  The only difference is I decorated with some strawberries and used strawberry jam.  The sponge was delicously light and cooked perfectly as per instructions in the recipe.

I placed my remaining roses from my bunch into a lovely little jug for a simple floral adornment to place by the side of it taking me away from the cold snow to a lovely perhaps sunny spring or summer day and having a few girlfriends round for a girlie chat and a cup of tea and a slice of cake.

My friend down the road broke her arm in the snow last week, and for a treat hubby walked a couple of slices down to her and her husband for their tea too....the text from her said "Thank you, yummy!".

 

Victoria sponge and strawberries with some lovely pink roses for a simple adornment

 

 

Recipe for the Victoria Sponge was by Nigella Lawson and from the book "How to be a Domestic Goddess".