Victoria Sponge
Helen Vass is a British baker based in Barcelona; she is a self-taught baker and has been baking for 20 years. As well as writing recipes and sharing her baking passion on the web, Helen teaches baking classes in various locations throughout Barcelona. Here is her recipe for Victoria Sponge Cake:
INGREDIENTS
- 225g butter
- 225g sugar
- 4 eggs
- 225g self-raising flour
- 1tsp baking powder
METHOD
- First preheat the oven to 180ºC. Grease and line two 20 cm round baking pans with some grease-proof paper.
- Using an electric hand mixer or freestanding mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until smooth and creamy. Then add the four, eggs and mix well. In a separate bowl, sift together the self-raising flour and the baking powder. Then, add the flour to the cake batter and mix well until everything is incorporated.
- Divide the cake mixture evenly between the two pans and bake in the oven for around 25 minutes. To test the cake is cooked, place a skewer or a cocktail stick in the middle. They should come out clean. Leave the cakes to cool on a wire rack.
- Decorating the cake is up to you. In this photo, I decorated my cake with some vanilla buttercream and a fondant heart on top. I also filled the cake with strawberry jam and buttercream. Be creative with your decoration and most importantly, enjoy yourself!