Victoria sponge for Sandra

Instead of the usual batch of birthday cupcakes,
I decided to make a Victoria sponge for Sandra.

I used a Mary Berry recipe and filled it with vanilla buttercream and
strawberry jam, before dousing it with icing sugar.

It weighed about a ton, and had to be carefully airlifted into a tin
using folded sheets of baking paper.

Sandra delicately hacked into it without taking it out of the tin.

Here's Ruth M-J tucking into a slice.

And here's Sandra taking a trademark small bite.

Bankford wedding spectacular

So I was incredibly proud when Libby & Jon asked me to make cakes for their wedding.

We got a big lemon and poppy seed cake from Peyton & Byrne, and added edible flowers.

I made piles of mini Victoria Sponges with fresh strawberries,
whipped cream and a dusting of icing sugar.

HUGE thanks to Serena, Catrin and Rachel for helping assemble them.

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Mini Victoria sponges for Tanya

I made some mini Victoria sponge cakes for Tanya's birthday this weekend.

I used my usual vanilla cupcake recipe, cutting the cakes in half
before filling with whipped cream and slices of strawberry.

As a finishing touch I made little T stencils and dusted the cakes with icing sugar.

And I packaged them up in one of the brilliant leopard print
cake boxes Emma got me for Christmas.

Here's Tanya eating one of her cakes!