Classic Victoria sandwich

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• LisaR12

  08 October 2010

  LisaR12 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this in my thermomix and it was the best victoria sandwich I've ever made. Still tasted great 2 days afterwards.. My search for the perfect victoria sandwich is over. This is a winner

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• Julie

  14 October 2010

  Julie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Have made this gorgeous cake about 5 times over the last six weeks....trial one first (as have never made a totally successful victoria sponge) after the family scoffing that one I went on to make one for my husband for his birthday cake, made two lots of mixture for my daughter to take 'flutterby' cakes to school on her birthday.....then went on to make two more full sized cakes for her birthday party two days later!!! The only issue I had with the sponge was that it was so light and spongy the candles wouldn't stay upright in their holders on any of the birthday cakes. Ah well! YUMMY YUMMY

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• attila

  16 October 2010

  attila commented on this recipe

  Loved this victoria sponge, for filling i put double cream and jam, naughty but nice, family loves it.

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• Jeppers

  30 October 2010

  Jeppers rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Yum Yum, nice and easy and turned out great!!

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• Kate

  01 November 2010

  Kate rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Oh dear, this was not a particularly successful sponge and definitely no match for my usual "Delia" sponge. This one was really dense, and once cut, didn't look cooked even though I did the usual cake testing methods and gave it slightly longer than the recipe suggested. Although it was dense, it wasn't unpleasant, it was just not light and fluffy like Delia's. This was a cake I was going to take into work as a birthday celebration - I'm so glad I didn't! I won't be making this again, I'll stick with Delia's fabulous recipe instead.

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• kazzy1987

  02 November 2010

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• Steph

  20 November 2010

  Steph rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I helped my partner make this for his mum's birthday (he's never baked a cake before!) and it turned out perfectly! Can I recommend using a silicon cake tin, they help cakes bake evenly all over :) Tescos sell them for about a fiver.

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• Kealan

  27 November 2010

  Kealan commented on this recipe

  im only just making this it looks good im hoping for a good one

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• Lou

  04 December 2010

  Lou rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I really, really loved this recipe! It was the first time that I had attempted to make a Victoria sandwich and it turned out perfectly. I'm actually just about to make it again :)

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• quornmaid

  07 December 2010

  quornmaid commented on this recipe

  My 14 year old daughter used this recipe to make her sisters birthday cake and I must say it is definately foolproof as it turned out wonderful!! I myself have now used this recipe and have substituted some of the flour with some good quality cocoa powder, end results are a lovely chocolate sponge!!

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• mamajules

  16 January 2011

  mamajules rated and commented on this recipe

  

  First time I made this today for my husbands birthday after reading the reviews. It was easy and everyone enjoyed it - I was worried that the sponge wouldn't be light enough but it was great. Only crit is that the butter icing made it feel a tad greasy...maybe I put too much in. Will definitely do again as not at all proficient in baking and I usually do Betty Crocker Chocolate cake mix (for the last 16 years!) as it works.

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• Petal

  23 January 2011

  Petal commented on this recipe

  So easy i couldn't believe it YUMMY YUMMY

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• Petal

  23 January 2011

  Petal rated and commented on this recipe

  

  It was so easy & simple . I haven't baked in years but will certinaly be useing this page more often

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• Joe

  24 January 2011

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• xxChelsxx

  26 January 2011

  xxChelsxx rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This cake is soooooo nice! one of the best cakes ive made, definatly would make it again, i also iced the top of my cake, made it even better epsecially if you have a sweet tooth! :)

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• mrsjones

  27 January 2011

  mrsjones rated and commented on this recipe

  

  mine came out too heavy and eggy, maybe i'l try it with 3 eggs next time? x

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• willard

  28 January 2011

  willard commented on this recipe

  thank you, this is the first recipe i have made from this site , ,the famly loved it, my mum used to make victoria sandwich cakes all the time , so this one brings back happy memories

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• Loopy Loo

  03 February 2011

  Loopy Loo rated and commented on this recipe

  

  tried this recipie it was easy to do and took less time cooking but may have to put a dip in the middle beore baking next time as it rose too much in the center leaving it a bit thin on the outers, used fresh cream and apple sauce went down a treat!

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• amanda

  06 February 2011

  amanda rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is a wonderful, light victoria sponge. I have only recently started baking and had many disappointments, but this cake really is easy to make and tastes superb with the butter cream and raspberry jam.

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• izzy

  10 February 2011

  izzy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  this is a brill cake. i tryed it with smaller cake tins from ikea and the sliced them in half and filled them! they were in flower shapes! they were delicious

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Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE

• 200g caster sugar
• 200g softened butter
• 4 eggs , beaten
• 200g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp milk

FOR THE FILLING

• 100g butter , softened
• 140g icing sugar , sifted
• drop vanilla extract (optional)
• 340g jar good-quality strawberry jam ( we used Tiptree Little Scarlet)
• icing sugar , to decorate

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Difficulty and servings

Cuts into 10 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 30 minutes, plus cooling

Cake base freezes well for 3 months

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE

• 200g caster sugar
• 200g softened butter
• 4 eggs , beaten
• 200g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp milk

FOR THE FILLING

• 100g butter , softened
• 140g icing sugar , sifted
• drop vanilla extract (optional)
• 340g jar good-quality strawberry jam ( we used Tiptree Little Scarlet)
• icing sugar , to decorate

Per serving

558 kcalories, protein 5.0g, carbohydrate 76.0g, fat 28.0 g, saturated fat 17.0g, fibre 0.6g, sugar 57.0g, salt 0.9 g

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