====== Victoria Sponge (fancy) (two-tier) ======

===== Ingredients =====
==== Cake ====
  * 4 large eggs
  * 225g self-raising flour
  * 225g butter
  * 225g caster sugar
  * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  * 1 teaspoon baking powder

==== Filling ====
  * 250g mascarpone

==== Ganache ====
  * 200g white cooking chocolate
  * 300ml double cream

==== Topping ====
  * Cherries (pitted)

===== Procedure =====
  * Pre-heat oven at 150ºc
  * Melt the butter in a pan on low heat
  * Crack the eggs into a large bowl
  * Beat the eggs
  * Add the butter once fully melted
  * Add the vanilla extract
  * Add the self-raising flour
  * Add the caster sugar
  * Add the baking powder
  * Mix roughly by hand, then use a hand whisk to mix thoroughly for 2-3 minutes until smooth
  * Pour equal amounts into two 8" circular cake tins
  * Put both onto middle shelf of oven for 15 minutes
  * Skewer each cake and put back into oven - repeat every few minutes until skewer comes out clean
  * Once skewer is clean, remove cakes from oven
  * Let cakes rest inside the cake tins for 10 minutes
  * Remove from cake tins and leave on a cooling rack until room temperature
  * Empty one full tub of 250g italian mascarpone cream cheese onto whichever cake looks worse, gently spread with a butter knife until evenly distributed across the surface
  * Place other cake on top and gently smush it onto the mascarpone
  * Decorate on top with cherries to preference
  * Put the double cream into a pot on low heat for a minute or two
  * Break the white chocolate into small pieces and then pour into the pot with the double cream
  * Gently mix until all chocolate is melted
  * Using a hand whisk, mix the ganache together until it has a glossy appearance, then remove from heat
  * Allow ganache to cool to room temperature, mixing occasionally to ensure no separation
  * Once cooled to room temperature, check consistency of ganache. If it is too runny, put it in the fridge to cool further.
  * Once ganache is not too runny, pour on top of cake - ensure all cherries are covered. Be careful not to flood the area under the cake.
  * Slice and serve as desired. Any excess ganache can be poured onto slices before serving.