ALL GOLD have been searching through their box of treasured recipes and came up with a decadent Victoria sponge cake filled with jam. Perfect for a generous helping of ALL GOLD Skweezi apricot and peach jam!
Now you can spread the home-made goodwill at the office or the house, and put a smile on the faces of family, friends or co-workers. Remember, any day is a good day to have a piece of cake!
Crammed with real fruit, ALL GOLD Skweezi Jam is a South African first, putting local jam in a squeezy bottle.
Victoria sponge with jam
Serves four to six people and can be made in about two and a half hours including cooling time.
INGREDIENTS
- 250g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- Two cups (240g) Golden Cloud self-raising flour
- One cup (200g) castor sugar
- Four extra large eggs
- One lemon
- ½ can (410 g) KOO peach slices, drained and chopped
- ½ cup ( 125ml) ALL GOLD Skweezi apricot and peach jam
- ½ cup (125ml) fresh cream
- Two tablespoons (30 ml) castor sugar
CAKE PREPARATION
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Grease and line two 20cm sandwich cake tins.
- Beat butter and sugar together with an electric beater or wooden spoon, until very light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Sift in flour, finely grate lemon zest, fold it into the mixture. Halve the lemon and save it for later.
- Mix together until well combined.
- Divide the mixture evenly between the tins.
- Use a spatula to gently smooth the surface of the cakes and bake in oven for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Insert a skewer in the middle of the cake. If it comes out clean the cake is ready.
- Remove from oven and set aside to cool in tins for five minutes.
- Remove from tins and place on cooling racks.
- Allow cakes to cool completely before filling.
FILLING PREPARATION
- Gently heat ALL GOLD apricot and peach jam in a pan over a low heat.
- Remove from the heat and stir in sliced peaches.
- Whip cream until soft peaks form. Gently fold in castor sugar. Squeeze in the juice from zested lemon.
CAKE ASSEMBLY
- Place one cake upside down onto a serving plate.
- Spread with jam mixture. Let cool before topping with sweetened cream.
- Place the second cake on top and dust it with icing sugar.
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