Traditional Victoria Sponge Cake: Afternoon Tea

Recipe and photo credit by Baking Mad.

Traditional Victoria Sponge Cake: Afternoon Tea Recipes. Hello friends. So how are you today? Love a slice of cake? As I know I do 🙂

Traditional Victoria Sponge Cake, anyone?

How yummy!!

Traditional Victoria Sponge Cake: Afternoon Tea Recipes

Traditional Victoria Sponge Cake: Afternoon Tea Recipes:

Great for any parties you might be planning and perfect for afternoon tea.

You Will Need:

2 x 8” cake tins

Ingredients:

150g Billington’s golden caster sugar

*150g Allinson Nature Friendly White Self Raising Flour

150g butter or soft margarine (room temperature)

3 medium eggs

2 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract

2 tbsp strawberry jam

Traditional Victoria Sponge Cake: Afternoon Tea Recipes

Method:

1.) Firstly, pre-heat the oven to 180C (350F Gas mark 4).

2.) Grease the cake tins with some of the butter or margarine and lightly dust with flour, place a circle of greaseproof paper in the bottom of each.

3.) Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until the mixture turns white and fluffy.

4.) Slowly add the beaten eggs and vanilla extract while whisking continuously

5.) Sift the flour into the mix and then carefully fold in until it is all combined

6.) Spoon mixture into the cake tins (half in each) and bake for 20-25 minutes until springy to the touch and golden brown.

7.) Leave to cool.

8.) Once cool, spread the strawberry jam on the top of one layer and place the other layer on top.

9.) Dust the top with icing sugar. Last but not least, enjoy.

Traditional Victoria Sponge Cake: Afternoon Tea Recipes. So what do you think of this recipe? Do you also fancy trying it? About this post- Recipe and photo credit by Baking Mad.

Afternoon Tea

Traditional Victoria Sponge Cake: Afternoon Tea

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13 Comments

  1. 7 December 2019 / 15:20

    I love how simple but yet elegant your cake looks! I have never made a sponge cake before but think I will try it 🙂 I bet it would be good with fresh strawberries (in the summer) too.

    • 8 December 2019 / 17:58

      Thanks for stopping by. Love this kind of cake in summer with fresh cream and strawberries.

  2. pinkoddy
    3 June 2012 / 18:41

    Yummy. Enjoy the jubilee

    • 4 June 2012 / 17:12

      Thanks,hope you have a lovely week 🙂

  3. Kit @ i-lostinausten
    3 June 2012 / 16:40

    Lovely Victorian sponge cake! Divine! 🙂

    • 3 June 2012 / 16:58

      Thanks for stopping by 🙂

  4. einfachtilda
    3 June 2012 / 13:47

    Das ist fotografisch sehr lecker präsentiert und jetzt bekomme ich Appetit auf Kuchen. Yammmiieee!LG Mathilda

    • 3 June 2012 / 16:58

      Thanks for the comment 🙂

  5. Winnie
    3 June 2012 / 13:34

    It looks very(!) professional!And I also like your patriotism here 🙂

    • 3 June 2012 / 16:57

      Thanks for the comment 🙂

  6. Mamacook
    3 June 2012 / 11:30

    How appropriate for this weekend that you've posted a recipe named after Queen Victoria!!!!

    • 3 June 2012 / 16:57

      🙂 Just been watching it on tv too …

    • Mamacook
      4 June 2012 / 08:18

      I use Neilson Massey too now and it is really good. Way more flavour.