Victoria Sponge

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Ingredients

Eggs

 Caster Sugar

 

 Butter

 

Self Raising Flour

 

Strawberry Jam

 

Double Cream

  Ic ing Sugar

 

 


Equipment

2 x Sandwich Tins

 Baking Paper

 

Small Bowl 

 

Mixing Bowl

 

Fork

 

Wooden Spoon

  Oven Gloves

Cooking Rack 

Electric Whisk

Knife

Sieve

Scales

Table S poon

Measuring Jug


Instructions

Step 1

  

Heat the oven to 190c.
Butter 2 x 20cm sandwich tins and line with non-stick baking paper.


 

Step 2

  

Crack open 4 eggs and put into a bowl.
Beat lightly with a fork.


 

Step 3

  

In a large bowl put:
250g Caster Sugar
250g Butter 
250g Flour
Beaten Eggs
Mix together until smooth


 

Step 4

  

Put the mixture into two tins (make sure there is the same amount in each tin).

Smooth the surface of the mixture with a spatula or the back of a spoon.


 

Step 5

  

 Put in the oven for 20 minutes until the cake is golden.


 

Step 6

  

Turn the cakes onto a cooling rack.

When cooled peel of the baking paper.


 

Step 7

  

Pour 300ml of double cream into a bowl.
Use an electric whisk and whip the cream until it is fairly thick.
Spread the cream on the bottom of one of the cakes.


 

Step 8

  

 Spread  6 tablespoons of strawberry jam on the bottom of the other cake.


 

Step 9

  

Sandwich the 2 cakes together so that the jam and the cream is in the middle.

Sieve 175g of icing sugar over the top of the cake.


 

Step 10

  

 Enjoy!