Victoria Sponge
Britain's teatime cake, named after Queen Victoria — two light butter sponges sandwiched with raspberry jam and whipped cream and dusted with caster sugar. Equal weights of butter, sugar, flour and eggs keep the crumb even.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 225 g butter, softened
- 225 g caster sugar
- 4 eggs, at room temperature
- 225 g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp whole milk
- 150 g raspberry jam
- 200 ml double cream
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
- 1 tbsp caster sugar, for dusting
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 4847 kcal · P 57.7g · C 540.4g · F 279.7g
Estimated from 10 of 10 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Heat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan). Line two 20 cm sandwich tins with baking paper.
- 2Beat the butter and sugar for 3–4 minutes, until pale and fluffy.
- 3Beat in the eggs one at a time, adding a spoonful of the flour with the last two if the mixture starts to curdle.
- 4Sift in the remaining flour and the baking powder and fold in, then add the milk to give a soft dropping consistency.
- 5Divide evenly between the tins, level and bake for 20–25 minutes, until golden and springy and a skewer comes out clean.
- 6Cool in the tins for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool completely.
- 7Whip the cream with the icing sugar to soft peaks.
- 8Spread the jam over the flat side of one sponge, spread the cream over the jam and top with the second sponge. Dust with caster sugar and serve the same day.
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Questions and answers
How long does Victoria Sponge take to make?
About 45 minutes: 20 min prep and 25 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Victoria Sponge?
9 ingredients: butter, caster sugar, eggs, self-raising flour, baking powder, whole milk, raspberry jam, double cream, icing sugar.
How many servings does this Victoria Sponge recipe make?
8 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Victoria Sponge?
About 606 kcal, with 7.2 g protein, 67.5 g carbohydrate and 35 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Victoria Sponge recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Victoria Sponge?
Victoria Sponge comes from British cuisine.
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