preheat oven 180 dg

in a lge bowl cream the soft butter and caster sugar.with electric beater until resembles whipped cream.

lightly beat eggs in a jug,add them little by little to mixture.

sift flour into mixture a little at a time gently fold in with metal spoon.

mix milk and vanilla together fold into cake mixture put 8inch pans on bakeing tray .

use a spatula to divide mixture between the 2 pans smooth tops with a knife put on middle shelf and bake 20-25mins unfilled risen and golden and tops sponge back when pressed lightly.

cool for 10mins in pans,before turning out on to a wire rack.

for filling.

whip the 65grms unsalted butter,150grms iceing sugar,1tbs milk,1

1tsp,vanilla extract together untill white and fluffy.

spread the bottom of 1 half of cake with jam,and the other with layer of butter cream.