Easy Chocolate Sponge Cake

This easy chocolate sponge recipe is a traditional bake that everyone loves. This recipe is for an 8inch sponge. Victoria sponge is great for a one tiered cake, with multiple layers.  If you want tiered cakes we would recommend a Maderia cake mix.The classic Victoria sandwich is always a teatime winner, every bite brings a taste of nostalgia. This recipe is for doing a normal sizes two layer cake. Here is different measurements for different sizes:

6 inch reduce 2oz of each ingredient reduce eggs to 3.

10 inch add an extra 2oz of each ingredient plus 1 egg.

12 inch add an extra 4oz of each ingredient plus 2 eggs.

In fact, with our Natural Flavoured Cocoa Powder, you can bake this easy Victoria sponge recipe in any flavour. Try to make it using Chocolate Orange Natural Flavoured Cocoa Powder, or combine flavours.

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In addition, you can fill his classic Victoria sponge recipe with double cream and jam or ganache. This Victoria Sponge cake recipe is also one that you will return to time and time again. Furthermore, this cake doesn’t go dry around the edges.

What is Victoria sponge Cake?

It’s also known as Victoria sandwich, and it is the quintessential British cake.

This Victoria sponge cake (Victoria sandwich), is the classic British tea time treat; simple yet elegant. In fact, this traditional cake is perfect for Birthdays, celebrations or Afternoon as well.

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Ingredients

Instructions

1. Pre-heat the oven to 140 C Fan, 275 F, Gas mark 1.

2. Place caster sugar and margarine into a mixer bowl and blend until light and fluffy.

3. Then, add eggs one at a time, and only add the next egg when egg one is incorporated.

4. If mix starts to curdle, add a tablespoon of the flour from your weighed out ingredients.

5. Now add flour and the cocoa powder and fold in, do not mix in. If you mix in you will knock the air out.

6. Then, divide your mix between 2 x 8inch sandwich pans – use good quality pans.

7. Put both layers into the oven at the same time one on each shelf. Bake for approximately 30-40 minutes on low.

8. Test with a cake tester to see if its baked.

9. Then, make buttercream mixing our Natural Flavoured Icing Sugar and unsalted butter.

10. Fill the cake with the buttercream.

Easy Chocolate Sponge Cake Tutorial