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Victoria Sponge
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Victoria Sponge

Total Time
45 min
Prep / Cook
20 / 25 min
Serves
8 people

Ingredients

  • 4 Eggs
  • 200 g Self-raising flour
  • 200 g Caster sugar
  • 200 g Butter
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tbsp Icing sugar
  • 150 ml Double cream
  • 4 tbsp Strawberry jam

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Grease and line two 20cm sandwich tins.

  2. 2

    Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time.

  3. 3

    Fold in the flour and baking powder.

  4. 4

    Divide the mixture between the prepared tins.

  5. 5

    Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden and the sponges spring back when pressed.

  6. 6

    Cool on a wire rack.

  7. 7

    Sandwich the sponges together with jam and cream.

  8. 8

    Dust with icing sugar before serving.

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