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Victoria Sandwich
The classic Victoria sponge uses equal quantities of butter, sugar, eggs and flour.
Once you have mastered the basic techniques, there are endless variations to try.
This version is sandwiched jam, but you could try a more adventurous one with with clotted cream and fresh raspberries.
Make yourself popular with family and friends and spend an enjoyable half hour in the kitchen stirring and beating to make this light and buttery Victoria Sandwich
Quantity is for two 7" round tins.
Measures are UK Imperial with metric in brackets. A tablespoon is 15 ml. A teaspoon is 5 ml.
Ingredients:
4 oz (100 g) butter
4 oz (100 g) castor sugar (fine sugar)
2 eggs, beaten
4 oz (100 g) self-raising flour (baking powder already added)
2 heaped tablespoons red jam
A little castor sugar to sprinkle on top
Baking paper
Method:
Grease, and line the bottoms of two 7" round baking tins.
Cream the butter with the sugar till pale and fluffy,
then beat in the egg a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
Carefully fold in half the flour then fold in the rest.
Put half the mixture in each tin and level it with a knife.
Bake at 375 F (190 C), side by side in the oven,
for about 20 minutes or until well-risen, golden and firm to the touch.
Cool on a wire rack then sandwich together with the jam and sprinkle with a little castor sugar.
Note!
I use jam and whipped cream to sandwich the cake together - extra delicious!
*Variation*
Coffee Sandwich Cake
Dissolve 2 teaspoons instant coffee in a little hot water.
Cool, and beat into the mixture along with the eggs.
Sandwich the cake together with coffee butter icing.
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