VICTORIA SPONGE CAKE
A Victoria Sponge was the favorite sponge cake of Queen Victoria, and has since become a tried-and-true recipe for tea-time sponge cakes. Victoria Sponges are generally filled with jam, and are undecorated on the top, but you can serve each piece with a dollop of whipped cream, or shake some powdered sugar over the top if you'd like.
Provided by Caroline Victoria
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European UK and Ireland English
Time 1h20m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch springform pan.
- Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium bowl and set aside.
- Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add room-temperature eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in vanilla. Pour in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn the cake out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- This cake can be served as is, just dusted with confectioners' sugar. Alternately, cut the cake in half horizontally and sandwich the layers together with jam or custard.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 279.1 calories, Carbohydrate 22.9 g, Cholesterol 87 mg, Fat 19.8 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 12.1 g, Sodium 223.3 mg, Sugar 13 g
CLASSIC VICTORIA SPONGE CAKE
Probably the most iconic British cake, a good Victoria sponge should be well-risen, moist, and as light as air. Serve dusted with sifted confectioners' sugar.
Provided by Anonymous
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European UK and Ireland English
Time 1h25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 8-inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper.
- Beat 3/4 cup butter and white sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs one a time, mixing well between each addition. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat briefly until well-blended in the batter. Continue beating batter until bubbles appear on the surface, about 2 minutes more.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into the bowl. Gently fold with a spoon just until smooth. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans, smoothing the tops with a cake spatula.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cakes are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Beat confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl to make a smooth buttercream.
- Place one cake layer, flat-side up, on a serving platter. Spread buttercream evenly onto the cake with a spatula. Spread raspberry jam in an even layer over the buttercream, right to the edges. Place second layer, flat-side down, over the filling.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 445.7 calories, Carbohydrate 48.5 g, Cholesterol 134.6 mg, Fat 26.5 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 16.1 g, Sodium 236.4 mg, Sugar 32.7 g
CLASSIC VICTORIA SANDWICH RECIPE
The perfect party cake, a Victoria sponge is a traditional bake everyone will love. Makes an easy wedding cake, too
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Afternoon tea, Buffet, Supper, Treat
Time 1h
Yield Cuts into 10 slices
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Butter two 20cm sandwich tins and line with non-stick baking paper.
- In a large bowl, beat 200g caster sugar, 200g softened butter, 4 beaten eggs, 200g self-raising flour, 1 tsp baking powder and 2 tbsp milk together until you have a smooth, soft batter.
- Divide the mixture between the tins, smooth the surface with a spatula or the back of a spoon.
- Bake for about 20 mins until golden and the cake springs back when pressed.
- Turn onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely.
- To make the filling, beat the 100g softened butter until smooth and creamy, then gradually beat in 140g sifted icing sugar and a drop of vanilla extract (if you're using it).
- Spread the buttercream over the bottom of one of the sponges. Top it with 170g strawberry jam and sandwich the second sponge on top.
- Dust with a little icing sugar before serving. Keep in an airtight container and eat within 2 days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 558 calories, Fat 28 grams fat, SaturatedFat 17 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 76 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 57 grams sugar, Fiber 0.6 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.9 milligram of sodium
VICTORIA SANDWICH - CLASSIC ENGLISH SPONGE CAKE FOR TEA TIME
The Victoria Sandwich is the quintessential English cake, conjuring up images of old England and afternoon tea. It's always been a favourite in cake baking competitions and is even used by manufacturers to test new cookers.This is one of the recipes that I use when I make my Victoria Sandwich sponge cake - the other method is posted at the end of the recipe; the ingredients are the same but the weight ratio is slightly different. This method is the original and more traditional way of weighing your ingredients, bearing in mind that the recipe is Victorian! A true Victoria Sandwich would only contain jam, usually raspberry, but as the cake became more popular and cooks became more affluent, cream was added as a delicious addition. I was always taught that caster sugar was sprinkled on top - again, icing sugar is often used nowadays. This recipe adaptation was taken from the WI website, a wonderful organisation in Great Britain for woman of all ages, backgrounds, race or creed - remember The Calendar Girls? They were all WI members! Historical note: Anna, the Duchess of Bedford (1788-1861), one of Queen Victoria's ladies-in-waiting, is credited as the creator of tea time. She invited friends to join her for an additional afternoon meal at five o'clock in her rooms. The menu centred around small cakes, bread and butter sandwiches, assorted sweets, and, of course, tea.The practice of inviting friends to come for tea in the afternoon was quickly picked up by other social hostesses. Queen Victoria adopted the new craze for afternoon tea time. By 1855, the Queen and her ladies were in formal dress for the Victorian tea time parties. This simple cake was one of the queen's favourites and was named in honour of the Queen as a mark of the cake's most devoted followers! (I used home made lemon curd for the cake in my photos, a tangy change from raspberry jam!)
Provided by French Tart
Categories Breads
Time 40m
Yield 1 Victoria Sandwich, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- The measurements for this recipe are equal amounts of sugar, flour and fat to the weight of the eggs; Recipezaar will not allow me to post that as a measurement. Therefore, weigh the eggs first - if the eggs weigh 8 ounces, you will use 8 ounces of sugar, 8 ounces of butter or margarine and 8 ounces of flour. If the eggs weigh 6 ounces, all the other ingredients will be 6 ounces - easy!
- Set oven Gas 4 160C (fan oven), 180C or 360F: grease and base line the bottom of 2 x 8" sandwich tins - cake tins.
- Cream margarine or butter together with the sugar, until light and fluffy.
- Beat the eggs, and then add them to the mixture, gradually and beating well after each addition.
- Sieve the flour and fold into the mixture with a metal spoon.
- Divide equally between the 2 prepared tins and bake for 25 minutes in the middle of the oven.
- Remove and allow to cool for 1-2 minutes.
- Remove from the tins and fill with raspberry jam (and cream if using) when cold, to avoid the cream melting or the jam seeping into the sponge.
- A light dusting of caster sugar or icing sugar on the top will finish it.
- Place on an attractive cake stand or plate, and serve in dainty wedges with freshly brewed tea.
- Cook's Notes.
- If you use butter remove from the fridge to soften before using. This is not necessary with soft margarine.
- If large eggs are used they may weigh 7 ½ ozs/210g. If so make sure you use this weight for the other ingredients.
- A smaller sandwich cake can be made with 2 medium eggs. Weight about 4 oz/55g. If so, use 2 x 7" sandwich tins and the cakes and the cakes will need less time in the oven - probably 20mins.
- Alternative measurements:.
- 3 eggs.
- 6 ounces soft margarine or butter.
- 6 ounces caster sugar.
- 6 ounces SR flour.
- Proceed as above for method.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 35.8, Fat 2.4, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 93, Sodium 35.5, Carbohydrate 0.2, Sugar 0.1, Protein 3.1
CLASSIC VICTORIA SPONGE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: self-raising flour, caster sugar, unsalted butter, medium eggs, baking powder, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, unsalted butter, jam, icing sugar
Provided by Mabel Gilder
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Then, add eggs, baking powder, vanilla and flour and mix well.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through and fluffy.
- To make buttercream, cream together icing sugar and butter and mix well.
- Once the cake has cooled, slice into two equal halves. Spread jam on the bottom and top with piped buttercream. Top with second cake half and a dusting of powdered sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 740 calories, Carbohydrate 89 grams, Fat 39 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 9 grams, Sugar 60 grams
ULTIMATE TRADITIONAL VICTORIA SPONGE
Take the classic Victoria sponge cake to a whole new level by using crème diplomat in place of standard whipped cream, and sweet macerated berries
Provided by Liberty Mendez
Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert, Treat
Time 1h10m
Yield Serves 8-10
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line the base and sides of two 20cm sandwich tins.
- Beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric whisk for 8-10 mins, or until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt, and fold in using a large metal spoon. Add just enough of the milk to create a dropping consistency.
- Divide the batter between the prepared tins and smooth the tops with a spatula. Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 25-30 mins, or until golden and firm to the touch. Leave to cool slightly in the tins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, make the macerated berries. Mix the sugar, lemon juice, vanilla and mint together until the sugar has dissolved. Gently stir in the strawberries and raspberries until coated in the mixture. Transfer to the fridge and chill for 30-45 mins until softened.
- To make the crème diplomat, put the custard, vanilla pod and sugar in a pan set over a medium heat and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally. Mix the custard powder with 3 tbsp water to dilute and stir until smooth. Whisk into the boiling custard, then reduce the heat to a simmer and continue whisking for 2-3 mins until thick. Put in a heatproof bowl and leave to cool slightly, then chill until cooled completely. Whisk the double cream to soft peaks, and when the custard is cool, remove the vanilla pod and whisk in the cream until the mix is thick enough to pipe.
- Drain the macerated berries, reserving the liquid. To assemble, spread half the crème diplomat over one of the sponges, then top with three-quarters of the berries. Invert the second sponge on top, so the flat base of the sponge is facing up, and dust with some icing sugar. Put the remaining crème diplomat in a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle and pipe rosettes around the edge of the cake. Dot the rest of the berries between the rosettes of cream, and serve with the reserved macerating liquid alongside - don't pour it over before serving as it will split the crème diplomat. Will keep in the fridge for up to three days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 633 calories, Fat 39 grams fat, SaturatedFat 23 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 62 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 40 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium
VICTORIA SPONGE
A perfectly made Victoria sandwich. It's light and moist and tastes great. I got this recipe from a Sainsbury's magazine in 2004. I make it all the time, even for little fairy cakes.
Provided by kelly.pike
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- you will need: 2x19cm (71/2 in) diameter, 4cm (11/2in) deep sandwich cake tins, greased and bases lined with baking parchment.
- Preheat the oven to 180C, 160C fan, 350F, gas mark 4.
- Prepare the cake tins, weigh ingredients and sift the flour 3 times to give it a good airing.
- Make sure the butter and eggs are at room temperature.
- In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar with a hand held electric whisk until pale and light- about 10 minutes.
- Mix the eggs and vanilla with a fork.
- Gradually whisk the eggs into the creamed mixture- in about 5 parts.
- Beat each addition of egg in well before adding the next.
- Add a little of the sifted flour with the last addition of egg if the mixture looks like it is separating.
- When all the egg has been beaten in, lightly fold in half the flour using a metal tablespoon.
- Then fold in the remaining flour until combined.
- Divide the mixture between the cake tins and spread level.
- bake in the centre of the oven for 20-25 minutes.
- Touch the centre of each cake with your fingertips if they fell springy and no imprint remains, they are done.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tins for 2 minutes, then turn out on to a cooling rack.
- Sandwich the layers together with jam or curd and dust with icing sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 367.9, Fat 19.7, SaturatedFat 11.8, Cholesterol 126.1, Sodium 431.8, Carbohydrate 43.5, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 25.8, Protein 4.7
BRITISH VICTORIA SPONGE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: all purpose flour, butter, caster sugar, baking powder, baking soda, medium egg, salt, vanilla extract, double whipping cream, caster sugar, strawberry jam
Provided by Lydia Mckindley
Categories Bakery Goods
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar together. Then, add in the egg and the vanilla extract and beat.
- In a separate bowl add the flour, baking soda, bicarb of soda and the salt and whisk.
- When done, line two cake tins with parchment paper and evenly fill the tins.
- Bake at 350°F for 15 - 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool cakes for 10-15 minutes on a wire rack. During this time, whisk the double whipping cream and sugar together for 2-3 minutes until soft but stiff peaks form.
- Spread cream, then jam, on the bottom cake once cooled, then top with the second sponge cake.
- If desired, top with a dusting of icing sugar and fresh strawberries.
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