5 June 2012

Jubilee mini Victoria sponge cakes






Many of you know that 60 years since the coronation of Queen Elizabeth of England, for those who do not know I have much to do with England, my grandfather on my mother's side came from Southampton for many years met my grandmother (Spanish) and they were married, lived in Punta Arenas, until he died and came to Santiago. If you want to know more of this story you can see here where I made a tribute.
The Victoria sponge cake is usually a large cake  but

 I wanna make  littles to serve tea.

The Victoria sponge cake was named after Queen Victoria, who favoured a slice of the sponge cake with her afternoon tea. It is often referred to simply as sponge cake, though it contains additional fat. A typical Victoria sponge consists of raspberry jam and whipped double cream or vanilla cream. The jam and cream are sandwiched between two sponge cakes; the top of the cake is not iced or decorated apart from a dusting of icing sugar.

This post is especially to England, my grandfater who came  from so far  here away and my Mom:) !
Adapted from BBC Food



Ingredients

Sponge
225 g self raising flour
4  eggs
225 g caster sugar
200 g. margarine
vanilla extract

6 tbsp raspberry jam
whipped cream
icing sugar to dust

method

 Preheat the oven to 180°c.
Line an oven tray with greaseproof paper.
For the sponge, beat all he ingredients in a bowl until light and fluffy. Spread the mixture out into the oven tray flaen with a
palette knife and bake in the oven for 18 o 20 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.
Carefully turn the sponge cake out onto a wire rack,peel off the paper and set  aside to cool.

Cut circles about 6 cm (I used a round cut cookie) from the sponge , spread someones with raspberry jam an others wih whipped cream, make little sandwich, dust icing sugar over the
top of each sandwich.


Print recipe here




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EN ESPAÑOL

Mini cakes Victoria para el Jubileo






Seguro que muchos de ustedes saben o han escuchado acerca de que se cumplen 60 años de la Coronación de la Reina Isabel, por esto en Inglaterra se han hecho muchos homenajes y celebraciones e incluso en la cocina por supuesto, muchas recetas especiales para el Jubileo que se celebra esta semana.
Yo hago mi pequeño aporte con esta receta de mini cakes que es la versión pequeña del típico Sponge Victoria Cake, son ideales para el té o alguna celebración especial.
Para los que no lo saben mi historia de vida está entrelazada con Inglaterra y con España. Mi abuelo por el lado de mi mamá vino de Southampton, Inglaterra, hace muchos años y conoció a mi abuela española en Argentina, despues se vinieron a vivir en Punta Arenas.  Mi mamá nació en Punta Arenas pero cuando mi abuelo Maurice murió se vinieron a Santiago si quieren saber más conté la historia aquí en un post de scones.


Ingredientes


104 comments:

  1. These little cakes look so delicious, perfect for a tea party. Wish I could taste one. xo

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  2. Oh, how perfect for the jubilee celebration! And the china is so lovely, too! I watched some of the festivities on TV over the weekend. :)

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    1. I bet those taste so good with the raspberry and whipped cream!

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    2. thanks Betsy are delicious for Tea time or other party! I love raspberry you know!lol

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    3. Yes Besty my Mom was so happy I made something for Jubilee celebraion!

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  3. What a delicious looking tribute to Queen Victoria, Gloria. Your petite sponge cakes are just perfect for tea.

    Thank you so much for sharing...

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    1. Thanks Louise I love make petit things you know:)

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    2. Totally off the subject Gloria but when I found this blog with directions for making Home Made Sweetened Condensed Milk (so easy) I immediately thought of you. Here's the link if you want to check it out. Although, you probably know about it already:)

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    3. Hi Gloria, It's me again:) Just in case I don't make it back over to your blog in time, I wanted to wish you a Very Happy Birthday!

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    4. Oh Louise dear you beat me! How you remember? Thanks so much dear!

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  4. Aww time for a spot of tea..haha

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  5. Those look so yummy and sophisticated! Perfect for a diet :) lol Your tea pot is so pretty too!

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    1. for a diet ! ha! you are so funny dear!
      but a bite... sometimes.. xx

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  6. looks so delicious..perfect with a cup of a tea! :)
    Spicy-Aroma

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  7. Que lindo homenaje Gloria, se ve delicioso.

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    1. Ha!maybe dear; but my mom will love this:))

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  9. perfect for the day of festivities...now please pass the cakes...smiles.

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  10. So clever of you to make this into small little tea cakes. My family love this cake1

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  11. Oh that looks so good! And how interesting that your grandfather is English!!! I have been enjoying the Queen's Jubilee!!!!
    : ) XO Kris

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  12. Beautiful tea party with nice cake.

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  13. They are indeed perfect for the clebration, have been wathcing in TV too :-)

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  14. Those cakes look fit for a queen, Gloria! YUM! As you know, South Africa used to be a British colony and we have many people of British ancestry living here, so when there is a big event like this, there is always cause for a celebration! I want cake now, but because I haven't got any, I will have a cup of raspberry tea instead and think of you, my friend! Salud! :) ♥

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  15. Those looks delicious Gloria. Thanks for the recipe.

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  16. Hi Gloria,

    Thank you for your visit to my blog and

    thank you for your valuable comment on my post.

    I wish your regular support to me Gloria :)

    Keep on...

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  17. Hi Gloria ,

    Cakes looks delicious!!!

    Nice snacks at evening tea time Gloria:)

    Keep it up ...

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  18. Thinking of Victoria sponge too?!?

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  19. so cool these little cakes to celebrate the Jubilee!

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  20. I can see that we both have a love for blue and white china Gloria. Sponge cake is my dads favourite with a little cream inside. I know he would love the jam too!

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  21. I think your grandfather would be proud of your beautiful little cakes:)

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  22. I could use a good sponge cake

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  23. Lovely little cakes, Gloria! Perfect for tea time and any time of the day! Glad to know a little more about you!
    Have a lovely day!

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  24. These look so pretty and so delicious!
    -Charlotte
    http://www.incharlottesshoes.blogspot.co.uk/

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  25. Very pretty AND delicious!

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  26. Gloria una delicia de pastelitos, me encanta,
    Besitos.

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  27. These are such lovely cakes! A perfect teatime treat! Have a nice day Gloria! :)

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  28. Sweet photos! The cake look adorable and delicious.

    hugs

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  29. Those cakes look good!

    http://initialed.blogspot.com

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  30. Dear Gloria, What a beautiful and sweet treat for the Jubilee! A perfect "tea time treat". Have a great day. Blessings, Catherine

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  31. Ah how lovely Gloria that you have taken part in our Jubilee celebrations.

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  32. Que lindos estos quequitos y que interesante tu historia. Voy a pinchar el enlace para saber un poco más :)
    Un abrazo

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    1. Gracias Nathy! Todos tenemos nuestras historias, es curioso como se van formando las familias, un abrazo!

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  33. a lovely treat for the Jubilee!

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  34. A perfect treat with tea for the Jubilee!

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  35. So great with a proper English cup of tea! They look delicious.

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  36. These are super cute! I love mini sponges. Also good to hear more about your family history - thanks for sharing.

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  37. Se ven buenos los sponge cake, me gustó tu juego de té! un abrazin!

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  38. Hello Dear. I am just dropping by to give you a hug. I hope that all is going well for you and your family. We just got home from visiting our kids in Utah.
    Your Jubilee cakes look wonderful. Have a great week. Love, Lura

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  39. mmmmmmmmmmm..super deliziosi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!baci!!!!!!!!!

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  40. Delicious and beautiful little treats!Besitos,guapa!

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  41. Sono deliziose queste tortine, belle e golose. Baci cara, buona giornata

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  42. Hi Gloria,

    Really cute little cakes that look so yummy. What can be better than tea and cakes? Happy 60th Jubilee for the Queen.

    God bless.

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  43. lovely :-) and it was magic watching all the celebrations wasn't it

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  44. sono una meraviglia, complimenti! un bacio :)

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  45. Cute and delicious! I love your tea set too!

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  46. Con ese té maravilloso uno de estos mini cakes serían un manjar.

    Mil besos :D

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  47. How timely and fitting to the occasion. Looks lovely too ~

    Hope all is well ~

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  48. This mini cake looks so delicious :) I am adding it to my Food Recipes book ! and Yes you tea pot also look so pretty

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  49. Delicious! Victoria sponge cake is so wonderful. Perfect with a cuppa.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  50. j'aime beaucoup ta version mini des Victoria sponge cake....biz

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  51. These are very cute cakes, Gloria! What a great way to commemorate the Queen's Jubilee... Thanks so much for sharing!

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  52. Des gâteaux bien beaux et très appétissants pour un jubilé de 60 ans.
    60 ans de règne. Quelle vie!
    A bientôt

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  53. these are perfectly dainty and oh-so-timely, gloria--nice job!

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  54. What a perfect way to honor the Queen for her jubilee.

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  55. It is such a beautiful dessert. I love it.

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  56. Mmmm they look quite delicious. Have a great weekend. Diane

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  57. le tue idee sono sempre molto invitanti buon fine settimana

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  58. Thanks dears have a nice weekend all of you:)

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  59. I adore your little tea cakes, Gloria. But even more, I love your tea set! Beautiful!

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  60. Thanks a lot dear Barbara have a nice day!

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  61. happy saturday gloria! smiles.

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  62. It was fun to watch the coverage on BBC America! These look delicious and a wonderful dish for a royal anniversary!

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  63. Awesome mini cake dear....

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  64. Very nice mini sponge cakes, Gloria! It's very nice recipe to honor the Queen for her jubilee. :-)

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