Name: Victoria sandwich
Yield: Makes an 18 cm (7 inch) sponge
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: icing sugar, to dust; strawberry or raspberry jam, or whipped cream and raspberries or strawberries; few drops of vanilla extract; 150 g (5 oz) self-raising flour, sifted; 150 g (5 oz) caster sugar; 3 medium eggs, beaten; 150 g (5 oz) butter, at room temperature, plus extra to grease

Preparation info

Makes an
18 cm
sponge

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

British Food

By Mark Hix

Published 2005

About

Named after Queen Victoria, this sponge is normally sandwiched together with jam, and perhaps buttercream. In the summer, I prefer to fill it with crushed berries and cream, or even sweetened cream cheese and fruit.