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Victoria sponge cake

jaydek
By: jaydek
Posted 09/30/11 • Last updated 06/12/11 • 240 views • 4 comments

Posted by jaydek

1. Set the oven to 180C/gas 4. Lightly butter two sandwich tins, each with a diameter of 20cm. 2. Cream together the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, and then slowly add the beaten egg. 3. Fold in the sifted flour and spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tins. 4. Bake for 20 minutes. Leave to cool and then remove from the tins. 5. Whip the cream until thick and use it to fill the sponge with the jam. 6. Dust liberally with icing sugar to serve.

Ingredients

  • SPONGE 175 g unsalted butter 175 g caster sugar 3 eggs, beaten 175 g self-raising flour FILLING 3 tbsp strawberry jam 500 ml double cream

Instructions

Prep time: 20 min Cook time: 20 min

Comments (4)

jaydek 9/30/11 at 8:50am
sorry got the instructions and the cooking time and prep time wrong way round :/
BizCoCos 9/30/11 at 1:09pm
Hi, I'm allergic to gluten thus use fine brown rice flour and add 1 tablespoon of baking powder. I just made it this am and wanted to compare with a regular recipe, serendipity, viola you posted your recipe thanks, I hAVE made your version before. love both of them
Candice56 9/30/11 at 10:29pm
180 c* what is the temp in Fahrenheit?
MikeRowesHunny 10/1/11 at 6:11am
@Candice - 375F. As a Brit, I love a good Victoria sponge, but find most Americans find it too dry and not sweet enough.
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