Cocoa Victoria Sponge | deZaan

Ingredients

• 460g Caster Sugar
• 460g Butter
• 2 Teaspoon salt
• 1 Vanilla Bean (1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract)
• 400g Eggs
• 380g Self-Raising Flour
• 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
• 80g Rich Terracotta Cocoa Powder
• 1 Teaspoon 4-spice
• 200g Caster Sugar
• 100ml Water
• 30ml Calvados
• 3 Star Anise
• 2 Cinnamon Stick
• 1 Liqourish Stick
• 2 Cloves
• 6 Granny Smith Apples (cleaned and cut into cubes 2 x 2cm)
• 500ml Whole Milk
• 124g Sugar
• 124g Egg Yolks
• 50g Cornstarch
• 30g Butter
• 50ml Calvados
• 200ml Double Cream