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raspberry victoria sponge cake

Raspberry Victoria Sponge Cake

Fresh Scottish raspberries with whipped cream in this Victoria sponge cake
Course afternoon tea, cake

Ingredients
  

  • 175 g butter softened
  • 175 g caster sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 175 g self-raising flour
  • 250 ml double cream - whipped.
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp icing sugar plus extra for decoration
  • 400 g fresh raspberries
  • 4 tbsp raspberry jam

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.
  • Butter and line with parchment paper, two 18cm (7in) sandwich tins.
  • Beat together the butter and the sugar until fully mixed and the colour is pale and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well.
  • Add the flour and fold in.
  • Divide the mixture evenly between the tins.
  • Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until the sponge cakes have risen.
  • Cool the cakes on a wire rack.
  • Once the cakes are cool spread the jam on one of the sponge cakes.
  • Spread half of the whipped cream on top.
  • Place half of the raspberries on top of the cream.
  • Place the other sponge cake on top and spread with the remaining whipped cream or pipe the cream on top.
  • Arrange the remaining raspberries on top of the cream.
  • Dust with icing sugar for extra oooohness.
Keyword afternoon tea, cake