Michael C's Victoria Sponge Cake. Bake a classic Victoria sponge cake with this easy recipe, perfect for everyday baking and occasions. Find more cake recipes at BBC Good Food. The perfect party cake, a Victoria sponge is a traditional bake everyone will love. Michael C's Victoria Sponge Cake

You can have Michael C's Victoria Sponge Cake using 6 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Michael C's Victoria Sponge Cake
  1. You need 8 oz of Butter.
  2. Prepare 8 oz of Caster Sugar.
  3. You need 4 large of Eggs.
  4. It’s 1/2 tsp of Vanilla Essence.
  5. You need 9 oz of Self-Raising Flour.
  6. It’s 1/2 tbsp of Milk.

And Queen Victoria, an afternoon tea aficionado, was apparently particularly fond of it. Its popularity also stems from its simplicity. It is a ratio cake: eggs, weighed in. Victoria Sponge Cake is a two-layer sponge-like airy cake that is filled with a layer of jam and whipped cream.

Michael C's Victoria Sponge Cake step by step

  1. Preheat the oven to 160°C/325°F..

  2. Line and grease two 8 inch or 7 1/2 inch sandwich cake tins..

  3. Cream the butter until light and fluffy then add in the sugar..

  4. Beat in the vanilla..

  5. Fold in the flour using a large metal spoon..

  6. Add enough milk to give a soft dropping consistency..

  7. Divide the mixture between the two cake tins..

  8. Bake for 25 minutes..

  9. Transfer to a wire wrack to cool..

  10. VARIATIONS!! Chocolate; replace vanilla with a teaspoon of cocoa mixed with a teaspoon of water. Coffee; replace vanilla with a teaspoon of coffee mixed with a teaspoon of water. Orange; replace vanilla with the grated rind of 1 orange. Lemon; replace vanilla with the grated rind of 1 lemon..

It is cut into small "sandwiches" and served in a similar manner. Also know as Victoria Sandwich and Victorian Cake. No matter, because in the subsequent century and a half, we've had plenty of time to perfect it. Indeed, the Women's Institute (WI) has elevated Victoria sandwich-making to an art form: a rosette can be won or lost with a wantonly loose crumb. When the cake is cool, halve the cake horizontally, place the bottom half on a suitable dish.