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Vintage Sponge

  • The Vintage Table
  • Mar 14, 2016
  • 2 min read

A recipe for Victoria Sandwich cake appears in Mrs Beeton’s famous cookery book of 1874 and has changed very little to this day. The cake is very like a butter cake in texture and is not at all like a commercially made snowy white sponge cake. The cake is traditionally served sandwiched together with strawberry jam and fresh whipped cream and is best served on the day it is made. There are many different variations of this cake, but I always make this traditional recipe and it is always the highlight of the tea table. This is the perfect cake for a Downton Abbey themed high tea.

This recipe will provide 8 generous serves.

Cake Ingredients 225 grams self raising flour 4 eggs – at room temperature and lightly beaten 225 grams butter – softened 225 grams caster sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking powder Filling Ingredients Punnet strawberries, hulled and sliced 300ml carton whipping cream 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 tablespoon caster sugar 150 grams strawberry jam icing sugar for dusting

Preheat oven to 180 celsius (350F). Butter and line 2 x 19cm round cake tins with baking paper. Beat the softened butter and sugar with an electric mixer until pale and light. Beat in the eggs gradually, a little at a time and then fold in the sifted flour and baking powder with a wooden spoon. Divide the cake mixture evenly between the two tins and spread out gently. Bake for around 25 minutes until risen and a nice golden brown color and test with a skewer. Allow to cool in tins, on a rack for 10 minutes before turning out on the rack to cool. For the filling you can warm the jam over a low heat and stir in the strawberries or just spread the jam over one layer of the cake and top with the strawberries. Pour the cream into a bowl, add the sugar and vanilla extract. Whip until soft peaks form. Spread the cream over the top of the strawberries and place the second half of the cake on top, the flat side facing up. Dust with icing sugar and serve.

This is a really simple cake to make and you can add the grated zest of one lemon to the batter for a lovely light lemon Victoria Sponge for something a little different.

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