Classic Victoria Sponge Cake Recipe | Cupcake Jemma

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It doesn't always have to be about new fangled flavour combinations and complicated methods. Sometimes what you need is the simplest thing to make you happy. Enter, The Victoria Sponge! This is a great British Classic using the simplest ingredients to create a really delicious tea-time treat which is just right for Summer picnics.

\\RECIPE//

Start by weighing 3 large free-range eggs in their shells.

Whatever they weigh, you will need to measure the same weight of the following-

softened unsalted butter
caster sugar
self-raising flour

You will also need -

1 tsp baking powder
a pinch of salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1-2 tbsp whole milk

Also...

300ml double (heavy) cream
3 tsp caster sugar
a punnet of fresh LOCAL strawberries!
some caster sugar for sprinkling on top

Jemma xxxx

[sabbahtmasood]

She taught me how to make a cake... I remember using this recipe years ago. I just felt like baking again and using her recipe again. Glad I found her again! Thanks

[OneSickEmpress]

I've made this before and gotten RAVE reviews. It's so light and sweet and perfect for summer. I like adding lemon zest and juice to the cake itself and it''s so yummy.

[mudihasheikh]

OMG Jemma, your weighing the egg tip is genius! This is the first time I have had such a fluffy moist cake.
My daughter and I added some orange essence and zest to the sponge and added a thin layer of raspberry jam with the whip cream and fresh strawberries. What a delicious cake 🎂😋. Love all your videos, really good at teaching and I love that you don't chat and chat and chat for eons before actually getting into the recipe (like so many other vloggers)

[biggerbolderbaking]

Gorgeous Victoria Sponge, CupcakeJemma! It's one of my favorites. In fact, I made one this week. Great J/Gemma's think alike!  ;-)

[mariashields]

Hi Jemma your Victoria sponge is supper delicious I did it for my grandson on his first birthday and the cake was a success every body gave us very good comments thank you so much I am a faithful follower of your recipes xx

[donalskehan]

Loving the sponge Jemma! Looking forward to the book! :)

[DianaMartinez-ziur]

Wanted to make a Victorian sponge cake for the first time and used your recipe and it came out amazing! I used Kerry gold unsalted butter and organic eggs. My husband loved it! Thank you so much! Diana from nyc

[StarrTrekn]

I just made it this evening. All I can say is shut the front door! The sponge cake was divine! I didn't have any fresh strawberries in the house so what I did was make a whipped cream vanilla buttercream. Transferred into a pipping bag with a Wilton 1M tip and filled the middle then I did a couple of rosettes on the top. The hubby and I never had Victoria sponge before. He loved it and so did I! Very light and yummy!

[georgiecastilla]

Nothing like a good, classic, light Victoria Sponge. One of my very favorite desserts ever. This is beautiful, Jemma!

[sahbear]

Made it and it came out perfect. Best sponge cake I've had since my great grandmother passed away. She always made the best cakes. And it's such a simple recipe! Thanks :)

Use strawberries as natural sweetener. Brilliant. This is why you want to make your own cake. Enjoying this recipe so much. Thank you Jemma

[jacquelinenicholson]

I am stress baking. Found this recipe on you tube and thought "I could use a little summer." I went in what I call my summer box. That is where I keep the strawberries, mangoes, and other summer fruits from my garden. This is the best cake made all winter! Thank you for sharing it with me. I have another bag of strawberries and I will make it for Easter. Thanks again!

[saxarlajama]

Hi jemma, me and my daughter learned how to bake the best and amazing cakes and cupcakes ever your recipes come out perfect at all times, thank you so much, we wish the best, you are the best 💌

[sarahfrawley]

My go to recipe for cake!
Really easy to remember, used this recipe a couple of times now and people always say it's great cake. Thanks Jemma!

[rg]

Best sponge ever!❤ I have been making this recipe for years. Perfect every time

[shan-katie]

I made this for my family and my whole family said it was the best cake they had ever tasted
Thanks for the recipe Jemma xx

[sadiaalvi]

Absolutely loove your recipes as they are well explained throughout, I have tried few and after couple of attempts they turn out yummy . Compare to all celebrity bakers out there you absolutely know how to teach Jemma 💕

[masterdann]

This is the yummiest cake I ever tasted my whole life!! I’m a Filipino who works here in Dubai, and I made these one for my colleagues from the UK and they looovveeeddd iitt!! BTW I put my home made strawberry jam (made from fresh strawberries ofcourse) instead of fresh strawberries and it’s delishh!! Thank’s for sharing your recipes Jemma! been watching ur vids since last year! ❤️🥰

[rubyhowell]

i was very surprised about how loose the cream was. usually when i've had victoria sponge cakes in the past, the cream was alot more whipped, but this looked very good!

[simonrockygill]

This was my first attempt at baking, and I’ve got to say it’s the best tasting sponge I’ve ever eaten.Thank you so much Jemma .