Mini Victoria Sponge Cakes

Also known as a Victoria sandwich, the Queen’s actual teatime sponge cake would have been sandwiched with only a thick layer of raspberry jam and topped with a sprinkle of sugar. The earliest recipe for this buttery vanilla-infused cake appeared in Mrs. Beeton’s Household Management, published in London in 1861. The addition of a layer of whipped cream or buttercream is a recent innovation but one the Grantham family would likely have enjoyed.