Easy Victoria Sponge Cake - With Silky Buttercream Icing-
This lusciously rich Victoria Sponge cake, topped with creamy butter icing and sandwiched with homemade strawberry jam, is an ideal creation for any occasion. Victoria Sponge, named after Queen Victoria, who was known to enjoy a slice of this cake with her afternoon tea, is now a classic teatime favourite in England. Traditionally, this cake is round in shape and the top is dusted with icing sugar. Remember to smear butter icing generously on the top to make the cake irresistible! Strawberry jam recipe link: https://happyrecipes.co.uk/tag/how-to-make-strawberry-jam/ Ingredients needed to make the sponge : Self Raising flour / Cake flour 250 g Margarine or melted butter under room temperature 250 g Caster sugar 250 g Eggs under room temp 4 Milk 3 tbsp Lemon juice and Vanilla essence 1 tsp each Salt 2 pinches Baking powder 1 tsp ...