【Downton Abbey Recipe】Mini Victoria Sandwich

The Victorian Sandwich is actually a layer cake with two layers of sponge cake with a layer of strawberry jam and a layer of cream in between, which is a typical English afternoon snack. Originally, Queen Victoria only coated with jam, and the cream was added by later generations, and it was better to use clotted cream than whipped cream. The recipe is translated from "Downton Abbey Official Afternoon Tea Cookbook", with slight sugar reduction adjustments.

Ingredients

Unsaltedbutter 180 g

All-purpose(orlow-gluten)flour 200 g

Bakingpowder 10 g

Salt 1 g

Castersugar 130 g

Eggs 3

Vanillapasteorvanillaextract 1 teaspoonandahalf

Cream 300 ml

Strawberryjam 150 g

Powderedsugar forgarnish

Cooking Instructions

Molds can be hamburger molds, drum molds, muffin molds or soufflÃ© baking bowls. The inside of the mold is oiled for easy demoulding. Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
Mix the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In another large bowl, beat the softened butter at room temperature with an electric whisk until smooth, add caster sugar and beat until fluffy and light, about 2-3 minutes.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beat evenly and add another one, and finally add the vanilla paste and beat evenly.
Add the flour mixture and beat well.
Pour the batter into the mold, not over, and leave some space. Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes, adjust the time according to your own oven, insert it with a barbecue needle and pull it out, and if there is no paste on the needle, it is baked.
Put the cake on the shelf and cool for about 10 minutes before demoulding, you can use a knife to draw a circle along the mold for easy demoulding.
When the cake is completely cool, prepare the cream and beat it to seven or eight minutes, I use clotted cream and don't need to whip it, because it is a mini cake, I want to eat the feeling of scone and use the classic clotted cream.
Cut the cake in the middle, spread the cream on the bottom half and the jam on the top half. If you want to whip the cream, you can use a piping bag to help with a piping bag and fill it up in the middle by lining it along the edges.
Cover the top half of the cube with the bottom half and sprinkle the surface with powdered sugar.
I found some big cake shapes on the Internet for your reference.
Use piping bags to mount cream to enhance your appearance.
The three-tiered decoration is perfect for birthday cakes.
Stacked with strawberries is very classic.
A sprinkle of chocolate chips is also a good birthday cake.
Toast boxes can also be made.