Victoria sponge
Two sponge cakes sandwiched with jam and cream.
- 50 minto make
- 8portions
- Mediumto cook
- Vegetariandiet
Ingredients
For 8 portions
- 200 g flour
- 200 g sugar
- 14 Tbsp butter
- 4 medium egg
- 2 Tsp baking powder
- 2 Tbsp milk, whole
- 1 Tsp vanilla extract
- 4 Tbsp jam
- 150 ml heavy cream
Method
- Heat the oven to 180 °C and line two 20 cm tins.
- Beat the butter and sugar until pale, then beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Fold in the flour and baking powder, then the milk.
- Divide between the tins and bake for 20–25 minutes. Leave to cool.
- Sandwich the cakes with the jam and whipped cream.
Nutrition
| A portion (139 g) | 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 501 kcal | 360 kcal |
| Protein | 6.8 g | 4.9 g |
| Carbohydrate | 52.2 g | 37.5 g |
| of which sugars | 30.6 g | 22 g |
| Fat | 30.1 g | 21.6 g |
| of which saturates | 18.2 g | 13.1 g |
| Fibre | 0.8 g | 0.6 g |
| Salt | 0.5 g | 0.4 g |
Footprint
| A portion | 1 kg | |
|---|---|---|
| Climate (CO₂ eq) | 0.4 kg | 2.86 kg |
| Nutrient pollution (N eq) | 2.59 g | 18.6 g |
| Land use for a year | 0.46 m² | 3.28 m² |
| Water use | 302 l | 2,174 l |
Footprint from AGRIBALYSE 3.1.1 (ADEME), with our own minor changes. How we work it out.
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