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Victoria Sponge Cake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Juliecake / All my dishes 1 year, 7 months ago This cake was made especially for Queen Victoria, Queen of England. Sometimes called Victoria Sandwich Cake. Prep:25m Cook:30m Servings:8	Juliecake
	strawberry vanilla lemon

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Ingredients

Cake:

2 c cake flour

2 t baking powder

1/4 t salt

zest from 1/2 lemon, coarsley chopped

1 c sugar

1 c unsalted butter, softened

4 eggs

2 T warm milk

1/4 t vanilla

Filling:

1 c strawberry jam (raspberry is wonderful as well)

1 c heavy cream, whipped

Garnish:

powdered sugar

sliced strawberries (raspberries) optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter and flour 2 8x1 1/2 inch round cake pans. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside

In a food processor or blender process or blend lemon zest and sugar until finely ground, about 1 minute. Pour into large mixing bowl. Add softened butter. Beat at med speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Set aside.

In a bowl whisk eggs, milk and vanilla. Add to butter mixture 2 T at a time, beating well after each addition and adding 1 T flour mixture during the last 3 additions.

Gradually beat in remaining flour mixture, beating until smooth and shiny. Pour into prepared cake pans. Smooth tops.

Bake in preheated over for 25 to 30 minutes until top is golden brown and springs back when lightly touched in center. Cool in pans set on racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on racks.

Assembly:

Invert one cooled cake layer on serving plate. Spread with jam, then half of the whipped cream, leaving a 1 inch border around edge of cake.

Top with second layer, right side up. Sift powdered sugar over top of cake or top cake with remaining half of whipped cream.

Cover and refrigerate cake until serving time. Garnish with fresh strawberries if desired.

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