Description
Classic Victoria sponge cake with light vanilla layers, strawberry jam, and whipped cream.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons whole milk
3/4 cup strawberry jam
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare cake pans.
2. Cream butter and sugar until light.
3. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
4. Mix dry ingredients separately.
5. Fold dry ingredients into batter with milk.
6. Divide batter between pans.
7. Bake 22–25 minutes until done.
8. Cool completely before filling.
9. Whip cream with powdered sugar.
10. Fill cake with jam and cream, then dust with sugar.
Notes
Use room-temperature ingredients.
Do not overmix batter.
Chill before slicing for clean cuts.
Freeze unfrosted layers only.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 120mg