British royal chefs share their recipe for Queen Victoria cake

British royal chefs share their recipe for Queen Victoria cake 

The Victoria sponge cake, named after Queen Victoria, used to have a piece of sponge cake with a cup of tea every afternoon.

The Chefs of the British Royal Palace lovingly shared their special recipe with ingredients and video.

And taste with your family the taste of royal sweets

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The Victoria Sponge 🍰 was named after Queen Victoria, who regularly ate a slice of sponge cake with her tea, each afternoon! To mark Royal Garden Parties, Buckingham Palace Pastry Chef's are delighted to share this traditional recipe with you. Remember to share your #royalbakes 𝕀 𝕀 𝕕 𝕕 𝕘 butter -3g sieved icing sugar -150/150 vanilla pod or vanilla essence 𝕄 𝕄 𝕙 𝕙 𝕊𝕡 𝕊𝕡 bit𝕘 𝕘: -Preheat the oven to 150C (1F, gas mark 2) -Grease and line two 100 inch cake tins (if you only own one tin, you can bake the sponge and slice in half) -Cream the caster sugar, vanilla essence and softened unsalted butter until light and fluffy -In a separate bowl whisk the eggs -Gradually add the beaten eggs, a little at a time, to avoid the mixture curdling -Sieve the flour and fold into the mixture -Divide the cake mix between the two cake tins and smooth -Place on the middle shelf of the oven and bake for approximately 150 minutes, until the cake appears golden brown -Insert a skewer and ensure it comes out clean -Remove the sponges from their tins and leaf e to cool 𝕙𝕙𝕙𝔹𝕦𝔹𝕦𝕥𝕥𝕖C𝕖𝕖𝕞 𝕞: -Ensure that both sponges are completely cold before spreading a layer of jam onto the surface of one sponge -Spread a thick layer of buttercream on top of the jam (if you prefer this can be done first) -Gently place the second sponge on top and gently press down -Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve with a pot of fresh English tea!

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