Strawberry Sponge Cake

Townie · Strawberry Sponge Cake

I made this cake yesterday, we had friends round for a spot of supper and this yummy cake and a nice pot of tea finished the evening off.

It is really easy to make…

For the Sponge:

6oz Butter or Margarine
6oz Caster Sugar
6oz Self Raising Flour
3 Eggs
1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

Method:

Cream the sugar and butter together until pale and fluffy

Add the eggs one at a time until well combined

Add the flour gradually and give it a good mix

Beat in the teaspoon of vanilla essence.

Take a 7-8in round sandwich tin and spoon in the mixture
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees C for 35 mins or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

Leave to cool for 10 mins, then turn out to cool further on a wire rack and allow to cool completely.

Once the sponge has cooled completely slice the sponge in half to make 2 sponges, a top and bottom.

I used my homemade strawberry jam, and spread a layer evenly over the bottom half of the cut sponge cake, place the lid back on top.

Take a carton of double cream and beat until a nice smooth thick consistency is reached.

Spread the cream over the top of the sponge cake with a pallet knife.

Take a punnet of fresh strawberries remove the husk and slice each strawberry down the middle, cover the top of the cream covered cake in the strawberry halves.

Just before serving put a teaspoon of icing sugar into a fine sieve and dust the icing sugar lightly over the cake.

Then Enjoy

zombiecazz

looks yummy.

purpleblade76

Hi Townie, gotta say that my son and I made this on Wednesday night, (weigh in at Weight Watchers for Lorna so really the only night for treats like this), the sponge is the same classic receipe that we've always used for a Victoria Sandwich.

I would never of thought to convert it into this delightful dish though.

Kids loved it and so did Lorna and myself.

Turned out okay, even if I do say so myself

And that didn't last too long, only until the kids got back from school the following day.

Thanks Townie for the great idea

Townie

Your more than welcome PB76, your sponge cake looks great! and glad you all enjoyed it

Here is another version, I made this last night, this uses just one half of a victoria sandwich sponge or these quantities

4oz Sugar
4oz Marg
4oz S R Flour
2 Eggs
teaspoon vanilla essence (Optional)

You just mix up some icing sugar, cover the top of the cake and dot some dolly mixtures over the top...

purpleblade76

That looks yummy too, might be the treat for this Wednesday night.