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Victoria Sponge Cake

A traditional Victoria sandwich cake is an English baking classic made up of a moist yet fluffy vanilla sponge cake filled with rich buttercream and fruity jam! 
Course Dessert
Cuisine English
Keyword all in one cake, Victoria Sponge, Victoria Sponge Cake, Victoria Sponge Cake with Buttercream
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 10 slices
Calories 706
Author Erren Hart

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 1½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cups Butter very soft
  • 4 eggs
  • 2¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 6 tablespoons milk

For the filling:

  • ½ cup butter softened
  • ½ cup powdered sugar (icing sugar) plus a little to sprinkle on top
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup raspberry jam or strawberry jam
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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C or 350°F

For the cake:

  • Place the butter and sugar into the mixer and blend, then add the rest of the ingredients and blend until everything is mixed.
  • Split the batter between 2 greased 8 inch round pans, and bake for 25-30 minutes.
  • Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.

For the filling:

  • To make the filling, Combine the butter, vanilla extract and icing sugar, beat until smooth and creamy.

To assemble the cake:

  • Spread the buttercream over the bottom of one of the sponges.
  • Then spread on the strawberry or raspberry jam. 
  • Sandwich them together.  Dust the cake with a bit of powdered sugar right before serving.

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Notes

TIPS

  • Although this is an all in one cake, I always start with adding the butter and sugar first in the bowl so they get a chance to cream together.
  • This All in One bowl method is much quicker and easier than traditional ‘creamed’ methods of making sponge cake. It’s hassle-free, but it does require your butter to be really soft.
  • If you're more comfortable with the creaming method, cream the butter and sugar together and then just dump in everything else and mix until blended.
  • You can prepare the batter with a food processor or an electric mixer.

Nutrition

Calories: 706 | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 30g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 189mg | Sodium: 398mg | Potassium: 171mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 1528IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 2mg