Royal Victoria sponge cake

By Harpreet Plahe

Recipe description:

vanilla sponge with vanilla buttercream and strawberry jam and fresh strawberries. My take on a classic.. fit for a queen 👑

Inspiration:

My take on the classic Victoria sponge cake was inspired by the United Kingdom colours- red, white and blue. The rosettes piped on the top resemble the Tudor rose. Fresh strawberries were added for an extra punch of flavour. Ultimately Victoria sponge is the queens favourite so i kept it original with those flavours with a rustic design!

Makes:

Difficulty:

Medium

Hands-on Time:

45 minutes

Baking Time:

30 minutes

280g Butter
280g Sugar
5 eggs
280g self raising flour
1 tsp vanilla essence
140g butter for buttercream
280g icing sugar for butter cream
Handful of slices strawberries
Red and blue food colouring

Step 1
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (electric oven). Cream together butter and sugar
Step 2
Beat in the eggs
Step 3
Add vanilla essence
Step 4
Mix in flour until combined. Evenly split the mixture between two tins and bake for 30 mins.
Step 5
Leave to cool and prepare buttercream. Cream together butter and icing sugar.
Step 6
Assemble cake. First cake then with a layer of buttercream and then jam place strawberries on top. Add the second layer on top
Step 7
Decorate with rosettes of blue, red and white. Be creative as you like and enjoy!