Strawberry Bunting Cake

Name: Strawberry Bunting Cake
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pans; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (225 g) superfine sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 4 free-range eggs; 1¾ cups (225 g) cake flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 tablespoon boiling water; 6 tablespoons (110 g) strawberry jam; ¾ cup (180 ml) heavy cream, whipped; 12 medium strawberries; Handful of fresh rose petals; Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting; Mini bunting about 12 inches (30 cm) long, 2 red-and-white paper drinking straws, and 2 thin wooden skewers; Mini bunting about 12 inches (30 cm) long, 2 red-and-white paper drinking straws, and 2 thin wooden skewers; Mini bunting about 12 inches (30 cm) long, 2 red-and-white paper drinking straws, and 2 thin wooden skewers

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Serves
8-10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Tea at the Palace

By Carolyn Robb

Published 2022

About

The classic Victoria sandwich cake is the centerpiece of every garden party afternoon tea spread. There is no cake more regal than this! It was originally made for Queen Victoria, during whose incredible sixty-six-year reign the tradition of afternoon tea began to evolve. It is remarkable that despite how much the world has changed during the sixty-nine-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the tradition of afternoon tea is ever more popular. Queen Vict

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Europe
United Kingdom
Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian
Summer

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