Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, victoria sponge cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Mary Berry's easy Victoria sponge cake recipe is a baking classic and a tasty tea-time treat. Bake a classic Victoria sponge cake with this easy recipe, perfect for everyday baking and occasions. Find more cake recipes at BBC Good Food.
Victoria sponge cake is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Victoria sponge cake is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook victoria sponge cake using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Victoria sponge cake:
- Get Caster sugar
- Make ready Butter
- Take Large eggs
- Take Self raising flour
- Take Baking powder
- Make ready Milk
- Prepare Icing sugar
- Take Vanilla extract
- Make ready Strawberry jam
The Victoria Sponge was named after Queen Victoria, as reputedly it was her favorite cake. Anna, the Duchess of Bedford, who has been given credit for introducing the charming art of the afternoon tea. Looking for a beautiful cake for a birthday or special occasion? Jamie Oliver's gorgeous classic Victoria sponge recipe with jam is a real showstopper.
Steps to make Victoria sponge cake:
- Preheat oven to 170°c fan
- In a large mixing bowl add 200g caster sugar and 200g softened butter. Whisk until pale and fully combined, make sure not to over whisk or the butter can split.
- Add 4 eggs to the bowl and whisk until fully combined. Again be careful not to over whisk.
- Sift 200g self raising flour and 1 tsp baking powder into the bowl. Gently fold into the mixture until fully combined. Be as gentle as you can and take your time. Air is the key to the cake being fluffy.
- Add 2 tbsp of milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract to the bowl and gently fold it into the mixture.
- Line two 20cm sandwich tins with greaseproof paper. Gently divide the mixture between the two tins as evenly as you can and smooth out.
- Put the tins into the oven and bake for 20 minutes until golden and a skewer or knife comes out clean.
- Take the cakes out of the tins and place on a wire cooling rack. Leave to cool completely.
- For the buttercream: In a large bowl add 100g softened butter. Sift 140g icing sugar onto the butter. Whisk them together until smooth. Add 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and mix.
- Spread the buttercream over one of the cakes. Then spread 170g of strawberry jam on top of the buttercream and sandwich the other cake on top. Dust the top with icing sugar and serve.
This Victoria sponge cake recipe combines strawberries and cream and is the perfect easy bake for afternoon tea. See more cake recipes at Tesco Real Food. Felicity Cloake: It took the invention of baking powder to make such rich, buttery cakes possible. Since then the British have had plenty of time to perfect it. Before the Victoria sponge, British sponge cakes were leavened only by eggs hand-whisked with sugar until foamy and thick.
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