Get ready to enjoy two layers of sponge cake sandwich fresh whipped cream, strawberry jam and fresh strawberries. This recipe is my take on a tea time classic treat, the Victoria Sponge.
Layers of fluffy vanilla sponge cake around a filling of whipped cream and strawberries, this traditional Victoria sponge cake is always a winner.
It is like a giant strawberry shortcake only fancier. Whip one up today to see why it is such a classic.
I must have be in a berry cake kind of mood, because yesterday I shared a lemon blueberry Bundt cake and today my cake has strawberries. I guess it is that time of year where berries are on my brain!
When I saw this cake with strawberry jam and whipped cream sandwiched between its layers, it really called to me.
It is a sponge cake, which really isn’t my favorite texture, but I also haven’t had that many. So I thought I should give it a try.
Besides, I had all of the ingredients on hand, which is always a helpful deciding factor!
My mother-in-law’s birthday was earlier this month. We invited her over for a birthday lunch that ended with this cake for dessert.
Certainly nobody complained and it got eaten, but I must confess that sponge cake is still not my favorite texture. The only sponge I have really fallen head over heels for was the Coffee and Cream Sponge Cake. Honestly it is the frosting/whipped cream topping on that one that throws it over the edge.
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Spread it on cardboard and I am sure to still be writing love letters about it. But, I digress.
Maybe had I made enough whipped cream to cover this cake, rather than just the smattering in the middle I would have liked it better. After all, we all know by now that I am a frosting girl and the more the merrier.
I would like to bake a few more fluffy sponge cake recipes and see if I can find one I love. Maybe it’s because I am use to a richer texture like American pound cake or soft like cake mix cakes, I think what you grew up with makes a big difference.
The recipe in the book used a classic filling of jam and Chantilly cream. I did take the opportunity to add some fresh strawberries to the mix.
This cake was named after Queen Victoria who is said to have enjoyed it with a cup of tea. Victoria sandwich cakes have been popular in Great Britain as an afternoon tea time treat since 1885.
Perhaps that is my problem, I am used to celebration cakes that are really sweet and decadent and British cake this is meant to be more of a tea time treat which I believe tend to not be quite so over the top sweet.
Who knows? Either way, the cake did not go to waste!
Victoria Sponge Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1⅔ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons whole milk
Filling
- 1½ cup lightly sweetened whipped cream
- ½ cup strawberry jam
- 1 cup sliced strawberries optional
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and prepare two 9 inch cake tins.
- In a large bowl, cream together the room temperature 1 cup unsalted butter and 1 cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the 4 large eggs, one at a time until completely combined. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl as you go.
- In a small bowl, mix together the 1⅔ cups all purpose flour, ½ teaspoon salt and 4 teaspoons baking powder. Stir the dry ingredients into butter mixture.
- Add the 2 teaspoons whole milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and mix until completely combined.
- Spread the cake batter in your prepared pans and bake for 12-15 minutes or until they test done. The center of the cake should bounce back when lightly touched with a finger.
- Cool for 10 minutes in the pans and then turn out onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- To serve, spread ½ cup strawberry jam over bottom layer of cake. Top with 1 cup sliced strawberries if using, the spread with 1½ cup lightly sweetened whipped cream. Top with second layer and dust the top of the cake with powdered sugar.
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Oh yum! This cake looks amazing! Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!
Thank you!
That is one beautiful cake!
Thank you!
I'd love to have a HUGE piece of that right now. Sponge cakes are so good, but I tried one from scratch once and it was a big flop. Baking isn't my forte. LOL
I would love to share and I am always happy to have an excuse to bake!
Hi Carlee, you can't beat a nice slice of Victoria sandwich sponge and typically English too. I'm a bit odd as I prefer it the day after it's been made, when the texture is slightly more moist.
xx
Hmmm, I bet I would like that better that way too!
Victoria sponge is my go to cake. I rarely make anything else, I think it's because it's the one my mum made and her mum before that. It may be because we are English and this is what a basic, simple, go to cake is here.
My nan taught me a slightly different recipe than yours but the result looks lovely, very traditional. My nan always put a paper doily on top of her cakes before the icing sugar so when it was removed it made a lacy pattern which she loved.
I definitely need to get myself some doilies so I can do that! I did like that this one didn't call for whipping the egg whites separately, is that what your nan did?
That cake looks scrumptious! I think it would be a good fit for our family as we tend to like things a little less sweet.
This would be perfect for you then! Thank you!
Carlee, your Victoria sponge looks lovely! (Is there a story about why you added an "n" to "Victoria"?) Funny, the very thing that makes you NOT a fan of Victoria sponges is the thing that makes *me* a fan! I love a not-too-sweet cake without frosting. Of course, I'm a tea drinker, so how well something goes with tea is my criteria!
That is too funny… and there is a story, but it's not a good one. I had the post all written up and the photos edited and had hit publish before I saw that there really wasn't an N. Then I figured a little n wasn't hurting anything 😉 I really would like to be a tea drinker and enjoy tea time treats… but I just can't get myself to like tea for some reason.
I love the idea of adding fresh strawberries. I'll have to try that when we start getting good fresh ones.
I am really excited that there are some good ones in our stores again. Thank goodness for those warmer southern climates!
Your cake looks lovely. I'm sure your mother in law was very happy for the celebration!
I hope so! It was nice to have a good excuse to enjoy a cake!
Your cake looks beautiful!
Thank you!