Here is wot how you make a really easy sponge cake like this one here. It's actually nice too. This is a combination of recipes from all over the internet and my own tweaks.
YOU WILL NEED!
Ingredients
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4 eggs
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200g self-raising flour
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200g butter (I used unsalted)
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200g caster sugar
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1tsp baking powder
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Icing sugar to dust
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250ml double cream
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Some fruit
Equipment
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Mixing bowl
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Electric mixer
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2x18cm greased cake tins
& here is how you do it
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Preheat oven to 180°c (bit less if it's a fan oven)
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Cut the butter up into smallish pieces and place in a bowl with the sugar
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Beat the butter and sugar with your electric mixer until it goes smooth
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Add the eggs, flour and baking powder to the mix
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Whisk again until the mixture reaches what the pros call a "dropping consistency". This means apparently that it should drop off a spoon but not be runny or solid
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Divide evenly between the two cake tins and smooth the surface. The cakes will rise more in the middle than at the edges so you may want to leave a small depression
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Whack these in the oven for approx 20 mins. Ovens vary a lot though so keep an eye on it. Remove when golden brown on top and an inserted wooden skewer comes out clean
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When cakes are baked, remove and leave to cool for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack
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Leave to cool completely (30 mins or so)
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MEANWHILE clean out the bowl you used to make the batter and pour the cream in there
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Whisk this cream up until it reaches a spreadable consistency
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Spread on one of the bases and add your fruit as you wish
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Smush the two halves together & dust with icing sugar
Easy and tasty. You can make a chocolate sponge easily by substituting some of the flour for cocoa powder, for example. This is a great recipe for experimentation.