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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 well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Victoria sponge cake is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have victoria sponge cake using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Victoria sponge cake:

1. Make ready Caster sugar
2. Prepare Butter
3. Make ready Large eggs
4. Prepare Self raising flour
5. Get Baking powder
6. Make ready Milk
7. Get Icing sugar
8. Prepare Vanilla extract
9. Make ready Strawberry jam

Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times. This traditional British layer cake is made up of two buttery, tender spongecake rounds that sandwich a thick layer of jam and, often, a. The Victoria Sponge Cake was named after Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria would have tea with bread and butter around four o'clock since dinner was served later in the evening.

Steps to make Victoria sponge cake:

1. Preheat oven to 170°c fan
2. 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.
3. Add 4 eggs to the bowl and whisk until fully combined. Again be careful not to over whisk.
4. 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.
5. Add 2 tbsp of milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract to the bowl and gently fold it into the mixture.
6. Line two 20cm sandwich tins with greaseproof paper. Gently divide the mixture between the two tins as evenly as you can and smooth out.
7. Put the tins into the oven and bake for 20 minutes until golden and a skewer or knife comes out clean.
8. Take the cakes out of the tins and place on a wire cooling rack. Leave to cool completely.
9. 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.
10. 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.

A Victoria Sponge was the favorite sponge cake of Queen Victoria, and has since become a tried-and-true recipe for tea-time sponge cakes. Victoria Sponges are generally filled with jam. 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. If you made the Victoria sponge with whipped cream, use it the same day you assemble it since the whipped cream won't To learn how to make buttercream for your Victoria sponge cake, scroll down!

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