How To Make Victoria Sponge

How To Make Victoria Sponge

This classic victoria sponge recipe is easy to make. Enjoy our victoria sponge cake recipe with jam and cream filling.

You will need:

• 200 g butter
• 200 g caster sugar
• 4 medium eggs
• 200 g self-raising flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 Tbsp milk

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Step 1:

Preheat oven

Heat your oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Grease and line two 20cm sandwich tins.

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Step 2:

Mixture

Cream 200g butter and 200g caster sugar together until they're light and fluffy. Add 4 beaten eggs little by little. If the mixture curdles just add a table spoon of flour and continue stirring. Sift in 200g self-raising flour and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and gently fold in until the mixture drops off the spoon. If you need to thin it out at all, add a little milk and keep stirring.

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Step 3:

Bake

Divide the mixture between the two tins and level out with a spoon or spatula. Bake for 35-40 mins until the cakes are pale golden and springy to the touch.

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Step 4:

Cool and finish

Turn the cakes out of their tins, remove the paper and leave to cool on a wire rack. Sandwich the two halves together with jam, cream and strawberry slices. Dust the top of the cake with a little icing sugar.