Gaby's Victoria sandwich

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• weewee

  31 March 2011

  weewee commented on this recipe

  Very easy recipe to follow. I did it all by hand and it still turned out perfect.Recommend to everyone as its so easy & if I can make this sponge anyone can. Going to get my 9yr old grand-daughter to make it as well when she comes over next. lol

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• weewee

  31 March 2011

  weewee commented on this recipe

  Very easy recipe to follow. I did it all by hand and it still turned out perfect.Recommend to everyone as its so easy & if I can make this sponge anyone can. Going to get my 9yr old grand-daughter to make it as well when she comes over next. lol

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• dolly

  31 March 2011

  dolly commented on this recipe

  i have never been able to make the perfect sponge so will try this one

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• cookiesss555

  01 April 2011

  cookiesss555 commented on this recipe

  this is the best sponge i have ever tried :)

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• jb5370

  02 April 2011

  jb5370 commented on this recipe

  Going to get my daughter to make this tonight for Mother's Day dinner tomorrow. Love the idea of butter cream and jam filling! All looks so simple.

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• hedgehog

  02 April 2011

  hedgehog commented on this recipe

  Gaby, you're a star!

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• myleftknee

  02 April 2011

  myleftknee commented on this recipe

  Amazing Victoria sponge, gonna make another the second I burn the calories from the first, give me a couple of weeks or so!

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• DMC

  03 April 2011

  DMC commented on this recipe

  My husband made this cake for me for Mother's Day. I felt really sorry for him. I am a baker by trade and you would of needed at least 50g more of each ingredient to make a decent sponge like the picture. It tasted nice though.

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• Eat Cake

  03 April 2011

  Eat Cake rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Agree with DMC above - to get a cake the same size as in photo you need my fail safe Mary Berry recipe - 225gs of each and 4 eggs, 2 tsps baking powder. It's a winner.

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• jb5370

  05 April 2011

  jb5370 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Tasted great but as others have said, nowhere near as big a cake as the picture. Should it maybe have had self raising flour?

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• scrummy

  03 August 2011

  scrummy commented on this recipe

  well it worked great for me! well done Gaby. added vanilla to the buttercream. yum

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• Katee

  10 March 2012

  Katee commented on this recipe

  This recipe is easy to make and is delicious to eat! Well Done Gaby!!!!

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• Char99

  16 March 2012

  Char99 commented on this recipe

  Rule of thumb that's been passed down through my family: for cakes, weigh out thr eggs and use the same measurement for flour, sugar etc. Siving your self raising flour will help it rise.

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• clairey88

  09 April 2012

  clairey88 commented on this recipe

  made this cake for my friends birthday and it turned out lovely :) i put sprinkles around the butter cream and decorated the top with sweeties and icing! thanks Gaby!

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Ingredients

• 140g butter , softened
• 140g caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 140g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1-2 tsp milk

FOR THE FILLING

• 100g butter , very soft
• 140g icing sugar , plus extra for dusting
• 2-3 tbsp strawberry or raspberry jam
• hundreds and thousands , to decorate

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Serves 8

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Prep 30 mins

Cook 20 mins

Freeze undecorated

Ingredients

• 140g butter , softened
• 140g caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 140g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1-2 tsp milk

FOR THE FILLING

• 100g butter , very soft
• 140g icing sugar , plus extra for dusting
• 2-3 tbsp strawberry or raspberry jam
• hundreds and thousands , to decorate

PER SERVING

439 kcalories, protein 2.0g, carbohydrate 55.0g, fat 25.0 g, saturated fat 16.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 41.0g, salt 0.58 g

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