Name: Victoria sandwich with fresh strawberry jam
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 12
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 125g butter at room temperature; 125g caster sugar; 2 eggs; 125g plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1-2 tsp milk; for dusting icing sugar; 6 tbsp caster sugar; 250g strawberries hulled and halved; 300ml carton double cream whipped

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Victoria sandwich with fresh strawberry jam

Victoria sandwich with fresh strawberry jam

Published: March 25, 2015 at 4:07 PM

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Serves 12

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Total time: 1 hr

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Make this crowd-pleasing victoria sandwich with fresh strawberry jam and cream in under an hour – this classic recipe makes a classic cake with fresh ingredients a treat for any occasion.

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Ingredients

125g butter

at room temperature
125g caster sugar
2 eggs
125g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1-2 tsp milk
for dusting icing sugar

filling

6 tbsp caster sugar
250g strawberries

hulled and halved
300ml carton double cream

whipped

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy, beat in the eggs followed by the flour and baking powder. Add enough milk to the mixture so that it falls off a spoon easily then divide the mixture between 2 lined, 20cm sandwich tins. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a skewer comes out cleanly. Cool on a wire rack.
step 2

Meanwhile, to make the filling, put the caster sugar in a pan with 6 tbsp water, heat gently until all the sugar has dissolved then simmer for a minute. Add half the strawberries and boil for a couple of minutes until you have a jammy consistency. Cool.
step 3

To fill the cakes, make a neat layer using the remaining strawberry halves on one cake, spoon the strawberry jam over and then spoon on a layer of cream. put the second cake on top and dust with icing sugar.

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