Lifestyle | Foodie | Family | Bryony on Instagram: "Vanilla Sponge with Berry Compote & Creamy Buttercream ๐Ÿ“โœจ A soft, fluffy vanilla sponge layered with a glossy berry filling and finished with smooth, creamy buttercream! INGREDIENTS - Sponge โ€ข 200g unsalted butter, softened โ€ข 200g caster sugar โ€ข 4 medium eggs โ€ข 200g self-raising flour โ€ข 1 tsp vanilla extract โ€ข 2 tbsp milk Berry Compote โ€ข 250g raspberries or strawberries (fresh or frozen) โ€ข 60g sugar โ€ข 1 tbsp lemon juice โ€ข 1 tbsp cornflour + 1 tbsp cold water Buttercream โ€ข 250g unsalted butter, very soft โ€ข 500g icing sugar โ€ข 1 tsp vanilla extract โ€ข 2โ€“3 tbsp milk METHOD - 1. Sponge: Preheat oven to 170ยฐC (fan). Line two 8-inch tins. Beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well. Gently fold in flour, then add vanilla and milk. Divide between tins and bake for 20โ€“25 minutes until lightly golden. Cool completely. 2. Berry Compote: Heat berries, sugar and lemon juice until bubbling. Stir in cornflour mixture and cook until thick and glossy. Leave to cool fully - it should be thick and spreadable. 3. Buttercream: Beat butter for 3-5 minutes until pale and fluffy. Add icing sugar gradually, mixing well. Add vanilla and milk until smooth and spreadable. 4. Assembly: โ€ข Place one sponge on your board. โ€ข Pipe/spoon on a buttercream dam around the edge (this stops the filling leaking). โ€ข Spoon the berry compote into the centre. โ€ข Add the second sponge on top. โ€ข Apply a thin crumb coat and chill for 20 minutes. โ€ข Finish with a thicker layer of buttercream. โ€ข Decorate with piped flowers in soft pinks and white ๐ŸŒธ"

bryonyannie on April 19, 2026: "Vanilla Sponge with Berry Compote & Creamy Buttercream ๐Ÿ“โœจ A soft, fluffy vanilla sponge layered with a glossy berry filling and finished with smooth, creamy buttercream! INGREDIENTS - Sponge โ€ข 200g unsalted butter, softened โ€ข 200g caster sugar โ€ข 4 medium eggs โ€ข 200g self-raising flour โ€ข 1 tsp vanilla extract โ€ข 2 tbsp milk Berry Compote โ€ข 250g raspberries or strawberries (fresh or frozen) โ€ข 60g sugar โ€ข 1 tbsp lemon juice โ€ข 1 tbsp cornflour + 1 tbsp cold water Buttercream โ€ข 250g unsalted butter, very soft โ€ข 500g icing sugar โ€ข 1 tsp vanilla extract โ€ข 2โ€“3 tbsp milk METHOD - 1. Sponge: Preheat oven to 170ยฐC (fan). Line two 8-inch tins. Beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well. Gently fold in flour, then add vanilla and milk. Divide between tins and bake for 20โ€“25 minutes until lightly golden. Cool completely. 2. Berry Compote: Heat berries, sugar and lemon juice until bubbling. Stir in cornflour mixture and cook until thick and glossy. Leave to cool fully - it should be thick and spreadable. 3. Buttercream: Beat butter for 3-5 minutes until pale and fluffy. Add icing sugar gradually, mixing well. Add vanilla and milk until smooth and spreadable. 4. Assembly: โ€ข Place one sponge on your board. โ€ข Pipe/spoon on a buttercream dam around the edge (this stops the filling leaking). โ€ข Spoon the berry compote into the centre. โ€ข Add the second sponge on top. โ€ข Apply a thin crumb coat and chill for 20 minutes. โ€ข Finish with a thicker layer of buttercream. โ€ข Decorate with piped flowers in soft pinks and white ๐ŸŒธ".

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Hello world. I've spent the last hour filling and decorating a cake for a colleague's birthday. It wouldn't pass muster on bake off, but it's the best I can do. #Baking #VictoriaSponge #VictoriaSandwich
An almost classic Victoria sponge cake recipe, but sandwiched together with chocolate buttercream as well as the more traditional jam. Perfect for afternoon tea in the garden when the weather allows. Fig jam is particularly good. #VictoriaSponge https://tinandthyme.uk/2013/08/fig-and-chocolate-victoria-sponge/

A visit to Liverpool included two coffee stops. Cook Street Coffee for breakfast. The day ended with coffee and a slice of cake at Paper Cup.

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Celebrating East Anglia Bylines' 3rd birthday with a classic Victoria sponge! ๐ŸŽ‚
Clare Sansom was inspired by a cherished family recipe.
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#Sketching up a special #illustration for the upcoming #VictoriaDay for candycritic.org.

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Cake has been completed.

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Bryony | Lifestyle | family | foodie on Instagram: "๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ Victoria sponge cake is a British cake. It's a vanilla sponge cake that is sandwiched with jam and buttercream (or whipped cream) ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ง๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™…๐™–๐™ข: โ€ข 500g/1lb 2oz strawberries, hulled and halved โ€ข 500g/1lb 2oz jam sugar ๐™๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š: โ€ข175g/6oz unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing โ€ข175g/6oz caster sugar โ€ข3 large free-range eggs, beaten โ€ข1 tsp vanilla extract โ€ข175g/6oz self-raising flour โ€ข300ml/10ยฝfl oz double cream โ€ขicing sugar, for dusting ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฑ for the jam 1) You can just use pre-made jam from a jar to save time. Place the strawberries in a large saucepan and crush with a potato masher. 2) Add the jam sugar and heat gently, stirring continuously, until the sugar dissolves. 3) Keep stirring, increasing the heat, bringing it to a full rolling boil, one that bubbles vigorously, rises in the pan and cannot be stirred down. 4) Start timing and boil for four minutes only. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool. ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฑ for the sponge 1) Preheat the oven to 190C(170C fan)/375F/Gas 5. Lightly grease the tins with butter. 2) To make the cakes, cream the butter and caster sugar together until the mixture is pale and light. Gradually add the beaten eggs, mixing well between each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl from time to time. Add the vanilla extract and mix to combine. 3) Sift the flour into the bowl and fold in until the mixture is glossy and smooth. 4) Divide the mixture between the mini sandwich tin cups and level with a teaspoon. 5) Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 15 minutes until golden-brown and springy to the touch. 6) Leave the cakes to cool in the tin for two minutes and then ease onto a wire cooling rack and leave to cool completely. 7) Whip the cream to soft peaks and spoon into a piping bag fitted with a small plain nozzle. 8) Cut each cake in half horizontally with a bread knife. 9) Pipe one dot of the cream in the middle of each cake base and the rest in dots around the edges. Drizzle the jam over the cream, place the sponge tops on and lightly sift icing sugar over the cakes."

bryonyannie on August 4, 2023: "๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ..."

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