VICTORIA SPONGE CAKE
This traditional British layer cake is made up of two buttery, tender spongecake rounds that sandwich a thick layer of jam and, often, a dollop of sweetened whipped cream. It's a simple, homey confection that works as well with a cup of afternoon tea as it does for dessert. Feel free to substitute other flavors of tart jam for the raspberry. Apricot and blackberry work particularly well.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories cakes, dessert
Time 50m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees and place a rack in the center. Grease and line the bottoms of two 8-inch round cake pans with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until incorporated, then beat in milk, scraping down sides of the bowl as necessary. Mix in flour mixture until combined, then scrape into prepared cake pans, smoothing the top.
- Bake cakes until golden brown and springy, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes, then unmold them onto a wire rack to cool completely, flat side down.
- Transfer one cake (the less attractive one) to a serving platter, and spread jam evenly on top. In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip cream, confectioners' sugar and vanilla just until it holds stiff peaks. Dollop about half the cream on top of jam, then top with remaining cake. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve immediately, with the extra whipped cream on the side.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 461, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 58 grams, Fat 24 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 252 milligrams, Sugar 41 grams, TransFat 1 gram
VICTORIA SANDWICH CAKE
The Victoria Sandwich (named after Queen Victoria) was originally shaped in a long loaf, filled, and cut into fingers or "sandwiches." It has become the quintessential round cake that every English homemaker has had in her repertoire from the time of its royal debut, both the original and, in the decades since, countless versions and incarnations. This is a small everyday cake meant for tea rather than an elaborate celebration. And, because it's made with "self-raising flour," it's an everyday kind of cake to make. (Note the similarity of the ratio of ingredients to pound cake.) You'll find almost this exact recipe for Victoria Sandwich or Sponge in every British baking book.
Provided by SweetSueAl
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 1 8-inch 2 Layer Cake, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease two 8" round cake pans.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until well combined and smooth.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl after each addition.
- Add the extracts, if you're using them.
- Add the flour, beating gently just until well combined.
- Divide the stiff batter evenly between the cake pans; there'll be 11 to 12 ounces of batter in each, depending on the size eggs you used.
- Bake the cakes for about 20 minutes, or until they start to pull away from the edges of the pans. Remove them from the oven, cool for a couple of minutes, and turn out of the pans onto a rack to cool completely.
- When the cakes are cool, place one layer on a plate. Spread with the jam of your choice.
- Whip the cream - 2/3 cup cream makes a medium-thickness layer of filling; 3/4 cup cream, a thick layer. Sprinkle in 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, or to taste, as you whip the cream until it's quite stiff. Stir in the vanilla at the end.
- Spread the whipped cream over the jam. Top with the second layer of cake.
- Brush the top of the cake with syrup, and sprinkle with coarse white sparkling sugar, if desired. Or sprinkle with confectioners' sugar just before serving.
- Refrigerate the cake until you're ready to serve it. It'll be at its best within 12 hours; but is still quite good up to 2 or even 3 days later. The difference will be the whipped cream, which will gradually settle/compact.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 334.4, Fat 17.8, SaturatedFat 10.8, Cholesterol 95.1, Sodium 229.4, Carbohydrate 40.5, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 24.4, Protein 3.6
VICTORIAN WATERCRESS TEA SANDWICHES FOR HIGH TEA AND PICNICS
During Victorian times, children used to take watercress sandwiches to school in place of meat ones. I love them, especially when cut into small trianges and served with a cuppa (cup of tea!). Use the freshest bread - I like to use wholemeal, and a fresh salted farmhouse butter. I have included a soup idea at the end of the recipe, to be made with the excess stalks! So a soup and sandwich recipe then!
Provided by French Tart
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 5m
Yield 8 Rounds of Sandwiches, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Snip the stalks from the watercress and place the leafy ends on kitchen paper to absorb any water. Butter the bread generously, arrange the watercress over 4 slices and season. Top with the remaining bread, cut into triangles or fingers and serve.
- NB. (Don't discard the watercress stalks; they can be made into a soup. Soften a chopped onion in a pan with butter, add 250ml whole milk and bring to the boil. Add the stalks, cook for 1 minute then liquidise until smooth and foamy.).
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