Victoria Sponge Cake Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Victoria Sponge Cake Recipe). A Victoria Sponge was the favorite sponge cake of Queen Victoria, and has since become a tried-and-true recipe for tea-time sponge cakes. Victoria Sponges are generally filled with jam, and are undecorated on the top, but you can serve each piece with a dollop of whipped cream, or shake some powdered sugar over the top if you'd like.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 1hr20 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 1 8-inch cake

Victoria Sponge Cake Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

1 cup butter

softened

1 cup confectioners' sugar

2 eggs

room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ cup milk

room temperature

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch springform pan.

Step 2

Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium bowl and set aside.

Step 3

Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add room-temperature eggs one at a time allowing each egg to blend into butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in vanilla. Pour in the flour mixture alternately with the milk mixing until just incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean about 20 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes then turn the cake out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 5

This cake can be served as is just dusted with confectioners' sugar. Alternately cut the cake in half horizontally and sandwich the layers together with jam or custard.

Nutritional Information

Victoria Sponge Cake Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 279.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 3.1g 6%

Carbohydrates: 22.9g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 0.3g 1%

Sugars: 13g

Fat: 19.8g 30%

Saturated Fat: 12.1g 61%

Cholesterol: 87mg 29%

Vitamin A Iu: 639IU 13%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.4mg 11%

Folate: 28.9mcg 7%

Calcium: 67.6mg 7%

Iron: 0.9mg 5%

Magnesium: 6mg 2%

Potassium: 51.6mg 1%

Sodium: 223.3mg 9%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 11%

Calories From Fat: 178

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.