Recipe: Fluffy Victoria sponge cake
Indulge in this delicious buttery sponge cake with layers of strawberries and cream.
The Tocka Blog's Landi Govender is bringing out the classic Victoria sponge for Valentine’s Day.
This cake is royalty-approved as it is named after Queen Victoria. The queen apparently loved eating this kind of cake with tea.
The English sometimes call it a sandwich cake.
The cake is also popular in Italy, where it is known as Pan di Spagna (Italian sponge cake), while the French call it Gâteau de Savoie and the Spanish know it as Bizcocho sponge cake.
Whatever you call it, this cake is perfect for the month of love.
"What’s more romantic than buttery sponge cake, layers of sweet strawberry preserves, and heaps of fluffy Chantilly cream? Pure heaven," Govender says.
Here's how to make her Victoria sponge cake.
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160g unsalted butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla essence
160g caster sugar
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
160g self-raising flour
200ml fresh cream
2 tbsp icing sugar, extra for dusting
100g strawberry jam
250g fresh strawberries, optional
Method
Preheat the oven to 170°C. Prepare two 20cm round baking tins with baking paper and non-stick baking spray, and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, vanilla essence and castor sugar using an electric hand-held whisk until light and fluffy, about 6–8 minutes.
Add the lightly beaten egg, a 1/4 cup at a time, mixing well between additions, until fully incorporated.
Carefully fold in the flour. Spoon equal amounts of the batter evenly into the two prepared cake tins.
Bake for 25–30 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean when inserted into the centre of the cake. Remove and allow to cool for 5 minutes before turning out and peeling away the baking paper.
Whip the cream and 1 tablespoon of icing sugar to medium peaks. Spread half of the cream in an even layer over the bottom half of the cooled cake. Next, spread the strawberry jam evenly (and carefully) on top of the cream, and add diced strawberries (optional).
Sandwich the cake with the other half and transfer it carefully to a serving plate.
Dust with the icing sugar, spread the remaining cream over and top with whole strawberries and serve.
Keep the cake refrigerated.
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