World Flavors Cookbook

Victoria Sponge Cake

The quintessential English teatime cake: two layers of light sponge filled with jam and whipped cream.

Cuisine: England

Ingredients

• 200g butter, 200g sugar, 4 eggs
• 200g self-raising flour, 1 tsp baking powder
• Filling: Strawberry or Raspberry jam, 1 cup heavy cream (whipped)
• Powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

1. Cream butter and sugar until pale. Add eggs and flour, mix until combined.
2. Split between two 20cm tins and bake at 180°C for 25 minutes.
3. Let cool completely.
4. Spread one layer with jam and the other with whipped cream.
5. Sandwich together and dust the top with powdered sugar.