Victoria Sponge (Classic)

Name: Victoria Sponge (Classic)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200g butter, softened; 200g caster sugar; 4 eggs; 200g self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp milk; 4 tbsp strawberry jam; 1 cup thickened cream, whipped; icing sugar to dust

The quintessential British celebration cake: two layers of vanilla sponge sandwiched together with jam and whipped cream.

Total time

40 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

British

vegetarian

Ingredients

200gbutter, softened

200gcaster sugar

4eggs

200gself-raising flour

1 tspbaking powder

1 tspvanilla extract

2 tbspmilk

4 tbspstrawberry jam

1 cupthickened cream, whipped

icing sugarto dust

Instructions

Beat butter and sugar until very pale and fluffy.

Beat in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla.

Fold in flour, baking powder and milk.

Divide between 2 greased 20cm sandwich tins.

Bake at 180°C for 22-25 minutes. Cool. Sandwich with jam and cream. Dust with icing sugar.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

1012

Protein

12.9g

Fat

67.4g

Carbs

91.5g

Fiber

1.5g

Sodium

514mg

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