Victoria Sponge
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Ingredients
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Eggs
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Caster Sugar
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Butter
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Self Raising Flour
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Strawberry Jam
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Double Cream
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Ic
ing Sugar
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Equipment
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2
x Sandwich Tins
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Baking Paper
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Small Bowl
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Mixing Bowl
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Fork
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Wooden Spoon
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Oven Gloves
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Cooking Rack
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Electric Whisk
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Knife
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Sieve
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Scales
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Table S
poon
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Measuring Jug
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Instructions
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Heat the oven to 190c.
Butter 2 x 20cm sandwich tins and line with non-stick baking paper.
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Crack open 4 eggs and put into a bowl.
Beat lightly with a fork.
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In a large bowl put:
250g Caster Sugar
250g Butter 250g Flour Beaten Eggs Mix together until smooth
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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.
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Put in the oven for 20 minutes until the cake is golden.
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Turn the cakes onto a cooling rack.
When cooled peel of the baking paper.
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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.
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Spread 6 tablespoons of strawberry jam on the bottom of the other cake.
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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.
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Enjoy!
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