you can use that round cake pan as-is, while a pair of smaller round pans would allow you to break with tradition and turn ...

Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Using a piece of kitchen paper, grease 2 x 20cm/8in round cake tins with butter. Line the bottom of the tins with a circle of baking paper. In a large bowl ...

Gradually add the eggs to the butter and sugar mixture ... pressing down to smooth it out. Place a round template, plate or round cake tin smaller than the diameter of your cake on the top ...