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Victoria Sponge

A traditional cake everyone will love and perfect for afternoon tea. You can change the filling to any jam or curd you like.

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Difficulty
Low
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Time
40 min
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Author
Kenwood
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Ingredients

Servings: 6
Makes:
For the cake
200 g unsalted butter, cubed, softened
200 g caster sugar
200 g plain flour, sifted
2.5 tsp baking powder
4  eggs
1 Tbsp milk
0.25 tsp vanilla extract

To finish
200 g strawberry jam
  icing sugar, as needed


Instructions

STEP 1/4

Fit the K beater to the machine.

Pre heat the oven to 175ºC.

Line the round tins with parchment paper.

STEP 2/4

Add sugar and butter into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.

Mix on speed 3 for 30 seconds.

Mix on speed 6 for 1 minute.

STEP 3/4

Add eggs, milk, flour, baking powder and vanilla into the Mixer bowl.

Mix on speed 3 for 30 seconds.

Scrape down the bowl.

Mix on speed 6 for 10 seconds.

Divide the batter between the round tins and level.

Bake for 20 minutes at 175°C or until a skewer tests clean.

Leave to cool on a wire rack.

STEP 4/4

Transfer one cake half to the serving plate.

Spread the cake half with the strawberry jam.

Place the second cake half on top.

Dust with the icing sugar.

Serve.

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Victoria Sponge

A traditional cake everyone will love and perfect for afternoon tea. You can change the filling to any jam or curd you like.

Ȑ
Difficulty
Low
ȑ
Time
40 min
&
Author
Kenwood
lorem ipsum
Servings:6
Makes:

Ingredients

For the cake
200 g unsalted butter, cubed, softened
200 g caster sugar
200 g plain flour, sifted
2.5 tsp baking powder
4  eggs
1 Tbsp milk
0.25 tsp vanilla extract

To finish
200 g strawberry jam
  icing sugar, as needed

Instructions

STEP 1/4

Fit the K beater to the machine.

Pre heat the oven to 175ºC.

Line the round tins with parchment paper.

STEP 2/4

Add sugar and butter into the Mixer bowl.

Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.

Mix on speed 3 for 30 seconds.

Mix on speed 6 for 1 minute.

STEP 3/4

Add eggs, milk, flour, baking powder and vanilla into the Mixer bowl.

Mix on speed 3 for 30 seconds.

Scrape down the bowl.

Mix on speed 6 for 10 seconds.

Divide the batter between the round tins and level.

Bake for 20 minutes at 175°C or until a skewer tests clean.

Leave to cool on a wire rack.

STEP 4/4

Transfer one cake half to the serving plate.

Spread the cake half with the strawberry jam.

Place the second cake half on top.

Dust with the icing sugar.

Serve.

Notes