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Victoria Sandwich

A sandwich of sponge cake layers with jam between them.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Victoria Sandwich

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Prepare the sponge cake mixture as directed in the recipe for Sponge Cake Roly-Poly.

  2. Divide the mixture evenly between 2 round, flat cake tins.

  3. Bake until golden brown.

Assemble

  1. Spread jam on one cake layer.

  2. Place the second cake layer on top of the jam-covered layer.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Sponge cake mixture
Forms the light, airy cake layers that make up the sandwich.
Jam
Adds sweetness and moisture between the layers.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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