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Best Victoria Sponge Cake

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Best Victoria Sponge Cake

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Category

Cake Recipes

Time

0 min

Serving

6 persons

Calories

636

Rating

5.00★ (8)

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Author: Victoria Buriak
Victoria sponge cake, a much loved English layer cake, is perfect for any occasion! This foolproof recipe sandwiches two tender cakes with a layer of strawberry jam and buttercream, but you can use sweetened whipped cream. Dust the top of the cake with confectioners' sugar for a beautiful presentation.

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cups self-rising flour: 1 piece
  • white sugar: 0.75 cup
  • margarine: 0.75 cup
  • vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
  • eggs: 3 piece
  • confectioners' sugar: 0.75 cup
  • butter: 0.25 cup
  • vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
  • strawberry or raspberry jam: 0.5 cup

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 7-inch cake pans and line with parchment paper.
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  2. Sift self-rising flour into a bowl; add sugar, margarine, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Crack in eggs; beat with a wooden spoon or an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Divide batter between the cake pans; smooth the tops with the back of a spoon.
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  3. Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely, about 20 minutes.
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  4. Sift confectioners' sugar into a bowl; add butter and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat with an electric mixer until frosting is light and fluffy.
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  5. Spread jam over 1 cake layer; cover jam with frosting. Place second cake layer on top.
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