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Classic Victoria Sponge

Under 30 minutes

This recipe was submitted by a Tasty Community Member, and hasn’t been tested by the Tasty recipe team.Submit your own recipe here!
Classic Victoria Sponge

Ingredients

for 8 servings

Cake:

  • 2 cups self-raising flour (220 g)
  • 1 cup caster sugar (220 g)
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (220 g), room temperature
  • 6 medium eggs, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Buttercream:

  • 2 cups powdered sugar (200 g)
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (100 g), room temperature
  • ¼ cup jam (50 g)
  • ¼ cup icing sugar (50 g)

Nutrition Info

  • Calories 686
  • Fat 39g
  • Carbs 74g
  • Fiber 1g
  • Sugar 43g
  • Protein 9g

Estimated values based on one serving size.

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Then, add eggs, baking powder, vanilla and flour and mix well.
  3. Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through and fluffy.
  4. To make buttercream, cream together icing sugar and butter and mix well.
  5. Once the cake has cooled, slice into two equal halves. Spread jam on the bottom and top with piped buttercream. Top with second cake half and a dusting of powdered sugar.
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