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Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake

This is an airy, light and fluffy vegan Victoria sponge cake recipe. It's really quick and easy with just one-bowl! 

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 425 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: International , British

Ingredients

  • 1 ⅓ cups (300ml) dairy-free milk almond, oat etc.. work well
  • 1 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
  • 3 ⅓ cups (325g) self-raising flour
  • 1 cup (200g) caster sugar
  • ¾¾ cup (150g) Crisco or Trex (solid vegetable baking fat) , plus extra for greasing
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoons baking powder
For the filling
  • ½ cup (100g) Crisco or Trex (solid vegetable baking fat)
  • 1 ⅛ cups (150g) powdered icing sugar sifted
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 tablespoons strawberry jam
icing sugar, to decorate

Instructions

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  1. Heat oven to 180°C/350°F. Lightly grease 2 x 20cm (8") round cake pans and line the bottoms with baking parchment.
  2. Stir the vinegar or lemon juice into the dairy-free milk and leave for a few minutes to curdle slightly and create ‘buttermilk’.
  3. In a large bowl, add the flour, sugar, TREX, vanilla, baking powder and buttermilk and beat (with a wooden spoon or electric mixer) until smooth. Take care not to overmix.
  4. Divide the batter between the prepared pans and bake for 25 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool in the tins for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
For the filling:
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  1. Beat the TREX, icing sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. If the mixture is too thick, add a tablespoon of dairy-free milk. Spoon the mixture into a piping bag with a plain nozzle.
To assemble:
  1. Spread the jam over the bottom layer of completely cooled cake. Pipe the buttercream over the jam, then place the second layer of cake over the top.
  2. Sift a dusting of icing sugar over the top layer.

Notes

  • How long will vegan Victoria sponge keep? Store it in an airtight container for up to 4 days. You can use any jam you like in the cake, from raspberry to apricot (or even carrot jam!). But strawberry is the most traditional. Feel free to sprinkle the top of the cake with caster sugar instead of powdered sugar Strawberries make a nice decoration for the top of the cake Serve it as a vegan birthday cake or with afternoon tea
  • How long will vegan Victoria sponge keep? Store it in an airtight container for up to 4 days. You can use any jam you like in the cake, from raspberry to apricot (or even carrot jam!). But strawberry is the most traditional. Feel free to sprinkle the top of the cake with caster sugar instead of powdered sugar Strawberries make a nice decoration for the top of the cake Serve it as a vegan birthday cake or with afternoon tea
  • How long will vegan Victoria sponge keep? Store it in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
  • You can use any jam you like in the cake, from raspberry to apricot (or even carrot jam!). But strawberry is the most traditional.
  • Feel free to sprinkle the top of the cake with caster sugar instead of powdered sugar
  • Strawberries make a nice decoration for the top of the cake
  • Serve it as a vegan birthday cake or with afternoon tea

Nutrition Information

Calories 425kcal (21%) Carbohydrates 63g (21%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 17g (26%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Sodium 204mg (9%) Potassium 93mg (3%) Sugar 37g (74%) Vitamin A 955IU (19%) Vitamin C 0.7mg (1%) Calcium 64mg (6%) Iron 0.4mg (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 425

% Daily Value*

Calories 425kcal 21%
Carbohydrates 63g 21%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Sodium 204mg 9%
Potassium 93mg 2%
Sugar 37g 74%
Vitamin A 955IU 19%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 1%
Calcium 64mg 6%
Iron 0.4mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.