Classic Victoria Sponge

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 15mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    582
based on 11 ratings

A classic Victoria sponge you can whip up in no time. Our recipe uses gluten-free flour but you can use regular flour if you prefer. (Gluten-Free)

recipe updated Oct 20, 2018

Ingredients

  • Salted butter icon
    Salted butter
    300g
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    200g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    200g
  • Gluten-Free flour icon
    Gluten-Free flour
    200g
  • Gluten-Free baking powder icon
    Gluten-Free baking powder
    5g
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugar
    150g
  • Orange icon
    Orange
    200g
  • Jam icon
    Jam
    as needed
  • Blackberries icon
    Blackberries
    as needed
  • Raspberries icon
    Raspberries
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand mixer
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Round pan - 8"
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Medium bowl

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat
  2. Grease 2 round pans
  3. Line with parchment paper
  4. Get a clean large mixing bowl
  5. Add room temperature salted butter
  6. Add granulated sugar
  7. Cream until light and fluffy
  8. Add egg one by one while mixing
  9. Get a clean medium bowl
  10. Add gluten-free flour
  11. Add gluten-free baking powder
  12. Sift dry ingredients into batter while mixing
  13. Transfer batter to 2 round pans
  14. Bake for 25min until skewer tests clean
  15. Let cool
  16. Get a clean large mixing bowl
  17. Add room temperature salted butter
  18. Add powdered sugar
  19. Add zest of orange
  20. Beat until fluffy
  21. Layer round pan
  22. Spread with jam
  23. Garnish with blackberries
  24. Garnish with raspberries
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