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I need a fail safe recipe. I've promised someone a birthday cake! I have today to practice.
Link me up with your recipes.
Stork or butter for the batter?
I've made it before, just looking for options 🎂
Thanks you wonderful bunch of master bakers 💕 |
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By *usie pTV/TS 48 weeks ago
taunton |
4 eggs 8oz caster sugar 8oz self raising flower 8oz margarine or baking spread 1tsp baking powder, mix the marg eggs and sugar to a cream slowyly mix in the flower and baking powder don't over mix grease 2 8inch baking trays cook for 25 mins middle of oven med heat when lightly golden take out and turn onto a wire tray to cool, raspberry or strawberry jam to fill sprinkle caster sugar over the top, for over the top whip some double cream and use to fill. |
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By (user no longer on site) 48 weeks ago
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"Weight 4 eggs, then add equal amounts of butter, caster sugar, sr flour. A splash of warm water and vanilla extract.
Always butter, I prefer unsalted when baking.
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This is my failsafe recipe. |
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Google "I tested this high-rise vanilla butter cake recipe 125 times (so now you get perfect cake every time)" on taste dot com dot au
The only time I've had a problem with it is when not accounting for how big it is - you'll need two tins, almost certainly, and to adjust the time for it.
I use butter cake and Victoria sponge recipes interchangeably and no one notices |
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By *vaRoseWoman 48 weeks ago
Ankh-Morpork |
Basics
4 eggs - weigh them
Use the same weight of the eggs for
SR flour
Caster sugar
Butter - room temp
1tsp baking powder
1-2tsp vanilla (less for good quality extract, more if vanilla flavouring)
Cream the butter and the sugar. It should look almost white and be fluffy
Add vanilla
Preheat fan oven to 175, normal to 190
Beat eggs in one at a time with a couple of spoons of flour
Fold in the rest of the flour and baking powder gently
Split between sandwich pans
Bake in centre oven until a skewer comes out clean - approx 30 min (longer if one tin)
Leave in tin for 10 min then turn out to cool completely
When cooled sandwich together (or slice in half if using one tin) with jam and chantilly cream |
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"If you're a regular baker and can get a Costco membership, it'll pay for itself in vanilla essence alone. So much cheaper than anywhere else 😅"
I love the Costco rectangular birthday cake, it's similar to a victoria sponge, the icing is soft and tasty 😋
Beats the chocolate one hands down imo |
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"If you're a regular baker and can get a Costco membership, it'll pay for itself in vanilla essence alone. So much cheaper than anywhere else 😅
I love the Costco rectangular birthday cake, it's similar to a victoria sponge, the icing is soft and tasty 😋
Beats the chocolate one hands down imo "
I find the actual cake in Costco a bit disappointing, but they're brilliant for baking ingredients.
Last I looked their vanilla extract was about £12 and it's huge compared to normal supermarket ones. (Normal supermarket vanilla extract is what, about £5 now? The Costco one's gotta be five times bigger) |
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This might not be traditional but I use the 4,4,2 method
4 oz butter
4 oz caster sugar
2 eggs
Scale up accordingly
Splash of milk or plain yogurt.
Either use the traditional cream sugar and butter, add eggs, fold in flour method or put the lot on a mixer and mix.
I love homemade raspberry jam and buttercream as a filling and a dusting of icing sugar on top.
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So far I've done 1 with stork and one with butter, halved the 4 egg recipe. Can't see a difference and can't really taste a difference. Forgot the baking powder in the first one with stork and it's not made much difference 😂 |
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"So far I've done 1 with stork and one with butter, halved the 4 egg recipe. Can't see a difference and can't really taste a difference. Forgot the baking powder in the first one with stork and it's not made much difference 😂"
The Bake Off tent beckons.
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"Google "I tested this high-rise vanilla butter cake recipe 125 times (so now you get perfect cake every time)" on taste dot com dot au
The only time I've had a problem with it is when not accounting for how big it is - you'll need two tins, almost certainly, and to adjust the time for it.
I use butter cake and Victoria sponge recipes interchangeably and no one notices "
I will try this one tomorrow 🎂 |
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"Basics
4 eggs - weigh them
Use the same weight of the eggs for
SR flour
Caster sugar
Butter - room temp
1tsp baking powder
1-2tsp vanilla (less for good quality extract, more if vanilla flavouring)
Cream the butter and the sugar. It should look almost white and be fluffy
Add vanilla
Preheat fan oven to 175, normal to 190
Beat eggs in one at a time with a couple of spoons of flour
Fold in the rest of the flour and baking powder gently
Split between sandwich pans
Bake in centre oven until a skewer comes out clean - approx 30 min (longer if one tin)
Leave in tin for 10 min then turn out to cool completely
When cooled sandwich together (or slice in half if using one tin) with jam and chantilly cream"
I will try this one at the weekend, see if it makes much difference with the weights being the same. The eggs are quite large that I've used. |
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My go to is for a 3 tier sponge when I am doing big cakes so possibly more cake than you need but bbc do a sponge cake calculator thats pretty useful as it covers a few different shapes and sizes of cake
https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/food-interactive-sponge-cake-calculator |
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"If you're a regular baker and can get a Costco membership, it'll pay for itself in vanilla essence alone. So much cheaper than anywhere else 😅
I love the Costco rectangular birthday cake, it's similar to a victoria sponge, the icing is soft and tasty 😋
Beats the chocolate one hands down imo
I find the actual cake in Costco a bit disappointing, but they're brilliant for baking ingredients.
Last I looked their vanilla extract was about £12 and it's huge compared to normal supermarket ones. (Normal supermarket vanilla extract is what, about £5 now? The Costco one's gotta be five times bigger)"
I believe that's not for home use but for business use, if you have a bakery or something.
Have you ever tried the big rectangular cake with white icing, this is what we used to buy and it's fantastic. I normally don't like American cakes, but that one is exceptional, it was a regular presence in our family birthday parties.
I recently finished my vanilla extract, I tried putting it into my tea for a recipe. |
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"So far I've done 1 with stork and one with butter, halved the 4 egg recipe. Can't see a difference and can't really taste a difference. Forgot the baking powder in the first one with stork and it's not made much difference 😂"
That's it, I'm coming round yours for a taste test 😋 |
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"Basics
4 eggs - weigh them
Use the same weight of the eggs for
SR flour
Caster sugar
Butter - room temp
1tsp baking powder
1-2tsp vanilla (less for good quality extract, more if vanilla flavouring)
Cream the butter and the sugar. It should look almost white and be fluffy
Add vanilla
Preheat fan oven to 175, normal to 190
Beat eggs in one at a time with a couple of spoons of flour
Fold in the rest of the flour and baking powder gently
Split between sandwich pans
Bake in centre oven until a skewer comes out clean - approx 30 min (longer if one tin)
Leave in tin for 10 min then turn out to cool completely
When cooled sandwich together (or slice in half if using one tin) with jam and chantilly cream
I will try this one at the weekend, see if it makes much difference with the weights being the same. The eggs are quite large that I've used."
Jesus how many cakes are you lot going to eat in one week? |
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"250g flour 250 margarine (I always used flour buttery) 250g sugar and 4 eggs
Never failed.
Scale up or down as required "
If using SR flour there should be no need for baking powder. Use large eggs 160c for about 30mins
1-2 tsp vanilla |
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"Low oven temperature for sponges
160 or 170 °C
Never open the oven door too early
Are your cakes as tasty as your picture in white lingerie? Hubba Hubba 😉
Pastry Chef here  "
Now all you need to do is approach me in White lingerie with cake... 😂
Will it be victoria sponge or something else 🤔 |
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"250g flour 250 margarine (I always used flour buttery) 250g sugar and 4 eggs
Never failed.
Scale up or down as required
If using SR flour there should be no need for baking powder. Use large eggs 160c for about 30mins
1-2 tsp vanilla "
It didn't seem to make any difference with or without 😂 |
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By *EAT..85Woman 48 weeks ago
Nottingham |
I make an amazing Victoria sponge.
Whatever the weight of the eggs (shell on) I use that weight for the margarine, flour and sugar each. No vanilla as tastes fake.
I'd say the main 'trick' to my sponge is beating the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy before adding the eggs and flour -they're gently mixed in so that the mix stays light. Cook on 160° low and longer.
4 eggs makes a two tier 7" cake with a 30 minute cook time. 8 eggs make a two tier 9" cake with a 55ish min cook time. Timings are based on two cake tins, not one tall one and the sponge cut in half. |
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"I make an amazing Victoria sponge.
Whatever the weight of the eggs (shell on) I use that weight for the margarine, flour and sugar each. No vanilla as tastes fake.
I'd say the main 'trick' to my sponge is beating the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy before adding the eggs and flour -they're gently mixed in so that the mix stays light. Cook on 160° low and longer.
4 eggs makes a two tier 7" cake with a 30 minute cook time. 8 eggs make a two tier 9" cake with a 55ish min cook time. Timings are based on two cake tins, not one tall one and the sponge cut in half."
Yep, I'm trying the same weights thing later. Only needs to be a little cake! |
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"If you're a regular baker and can get a Costco membership, it'll pay for itself in vanilla essence alone. So much cheaper than anywhere else 😅
I love the Costco rectangular birthday cake, it's similar to a victoria sponge, the icing is soft and tasty 😋
Beats the chocolate one hands down imo
I find the actual cake in Costco a bit disappointing, but they're brilliant for baking ingredients.
Last I looked their vanilla extract was about £12 and it's huge compared to normal supermarket ones. (Normal supermarket vanilla extract is what, about £5 now? The Costco one's gotta be five times bigger)
I believe that's not for home use but for business use, if you have a bakery or something.
Have you ever tried the big rectangular cake with white icing, this is what we used to buy and it's fantastic. I normally don't like American cakes, but that one is exceptional, it was a regular presence in our family birthday parties.
I recently finished my vanilla extract, I tried putting it into my tea for a recipe."
I've not died using catering packs of food at home, yet  |
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"If you're a regular baker and can get a Costco membership, it'll pay for itself in vanilla essence alone. So much cheaper than anywhere else 😅
I love the Costco rectangular birthday cake, it's similar to a victoria sponge, the icing is soft and tasty 😋
Beats the chocolate one hands down imo
I find the actual cake in Costco a bit disappointing, but they're brilliant for baking ingredients.
Last I looked their vanilla extract was about £12 and it's huge compared to normal supermarket ones. (Normal supermarket vanilla extract is what, about £5 now? The Costco one's gotta be five times bigger)
I believe that's not for home use but for business use, if you have a bakery or something.
Have you ever tried the big rectangular cake with white icing, this is what we used to buy and it's fantastic. I normally don't like American cakes, but that one is exceptional, it was a regular presence in our family birthday parties.
I recently finished my vanilla extract, I tried putting it into my tea for a recipe.
I've not died using catering packs of food at home, yet "
Keep making Victoria sponges on your own and it won't be long till they have to roll you out of the house. Are you eating the whole cake alone? 
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"If you're a regular baker and can get a Costco membership, it'll pay for itself in vanilla essence alone. So much cheaper than anywhere else 😅
I love the Costco rectangular birthday cake, it's similar to a victoria sponge, the icing is soft and tasty 😋
Beats the chocolate one hands down imo
I find the actual cake in Costco a bit disappointing, but they're brilliant for baking ingredients.
Last I looked their vanilla extract was about £12 and it's huge compared to normal supermarket ones. (Normal supermarket vanilla extract is what, about £5 now? The Costco one's gotta be five times bigger)
I believe that's not for home use but for business use, if you have a bakery or something.
Have you ever tried the big rectangular cake with white icing, this is what we used to buy and it's fantastic. I normally don't like American cakes, but that one is exceptional, it was a regular presence in our family birthday parties.
I recently finished my vanilla extract, I tried putting it into my tea for a recipe.
I've not died using catering packs of food at home, yet
Keep making Victoria sponges on your own and it won't be long till they have to roll you out of the house. Are you eating the whole cake alone?
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Yes, clearly I'm making cake at a catering rate to eat by myself  |
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Ummm buy one...
https://www.ocado.com/products/m-s-strawberry-victoria-sponge-sandwich/519079011?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=23032753669&utm_content=non-brand&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23028735560&gclid=CjwKCAjwuePGBhBZEiwAIGCVSwS_7ircgfFcWeOAbDM_Jfm03OdIvfhEXdN39oxPtVvvAgbb5TkQyhoCflAQAvD_BwE
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"Proper heavy fruit cake laced with booze - Vicky sponge , sorry pointless waste of effort unless it's for a wi competition  "
I'd also be disappointed if I was asked for a Victoria sponge and got this. |
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By *ax69erMan 47 weeks ago
Workington |
I just use the good old Bero recipe.
100g (4oz) Marg
100g (4oz) Caster Sugar
100g (4oz) Self Raising flour
2 medium eggs
Just cream the margarine and sugar together, then add one egg and a spoon of flour and mix together, repeat with next egg. Then add rest of the flour.
I've started adding a spoon if baking powder.
Cook on Gas Mark 4 or 180 degrees for 25 mins (2 tins) 40 for one tin.
I poke a small cocktail stick in to check its cooked fully.
Never had a complaint yet for my cakes, except i don't make enough |
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"Proper heavy fruit cake laced with booze - Vicky sponge , sorry pointless waste of effort unless it's for a wi competition "
As a WI President…. I completely agree, even then their version is only good for competition not actually eating… |
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"I'd be really upset if someone thought a purchased cake was an acceptable substitute for home made. "
A home made one does have a certain charm I agree, especially when warm straight out the oven.
the butter cream filling is fresh and if you choose your favourite jam (raspberry in my case) makes for an awesome combo compared to shop bought. 🧐
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"Ummm buy one...
That's really not the point. I promised I'd bake him one for his birthday. And I do actually enjoy it!"
Ooooh can I drop by for a cup of tea and a slice of cake? 🧐
Don't mind me dunking the cake into the tea. It may look uncivilised, but it's the dogs bollox. |
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