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Chocolate Victoria Sponge Cake

12 servings
Intermediate
40 minutes
A chocolatey take on the classic Victoria Sponge Cake. With both chocolate sponge and a gooey chocolate filling, it’s heaven for chocolate lovers.
This decadent cake combines rich chocolate sponge with a luxurious chocolate filling. Although quick to bake, it’s a dessert that will delight your family and friends. One of our most popular cakes.
Recipe Ingredients
How to Prepare
For the Cake
225 g
Unsalted butter or Margarine (8oz)
225 g
Caster Sugar (8 oz)
175 g
Self-Raising Flour (6 oz) Sieved
50 g
Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder
4
Medium Eggs
For the Icing
75 g
Unsalted Butter
175 g
Icing Sugar
45 g
Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder (3 tbsp)
about 20 - 30 ml
Whole Milk

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Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder
Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder (3 tbsp)
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Why not try Dr. Oetker Chocolate Buttercream
To save some time why not try using Dr. Oetker Buttercream Style Chocolate Icing to fill your Chocolate Victoria Sponge Cake! 
Prep:
40 minutes
1
Chocolate Victoria Sponge Cake

To begin this Chocolate Victoria Sponge recipe, pre-heat oven to 180ºC/160ºC Fan/Gas Mark 4. Grease and line two 20cm (8 inch) sandwich tins.

2

Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs and if the mixture starts to curdle, add a little flour.

3

Fold in the remaining flour and the cocoa powder with a metal spoon.

4

Divide the mixture between the two tins and bake for 25 - 30 minutes until golden brown and firm to the touch. Remove from oven and leave to cool before turning out onto a cooling rack.

5

To make the butter icing, place the butter in a bowl and beat until soft. Gradually sift and beat in the icing sugar and then add enough milk / water to make the icing fluffy and spreadable. Sift and beat the cocoa powder in to the icing and use it to sandwich the two sponges together.

6

Dust the top of the Chocolate Victoria Sponge Cake lightly with the sieved icing sugar.

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Recipe Ingredients

For the Cake
225 gUnsalted butter or Margarine (8oz)
225 gCaster Sugar (8 oz)
175 gSelf-Raising Flour (6 oz) Sieved
50 gDr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder
4Medium Eggs
For the Icing
75 gUnsalted Butter
175 gIcing Sugar
45 gDr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder (3 tbsp)
about 20 - 30 mlWhole Milk

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Picture - Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder
Picture - Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder (3 tbsp)
1

Chocolate Victoria Sponge Cake

To begin this Chocolate Victoria Sponge recipe, pre-heat oven to 180ºC/160ºC Fan/Gas Mark 4. Grease and line two 20cm (8 inch) sandwich tins.

2

Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs and if the mixture starts to curdle, add a little flour.

3

Fold in the remaining flour and the cocoa powder with a metal spoon.

4

Divide the mixture between the two tins and bake for 25 - 30 minutes until golden brown and firm to the touch. Remove from oven and leave to cool before turning out onto a cooling rack.

5

To make the butter icing, place the butter in a bowl and beat until soft. Gradually sift and beat in the icing sugar and then add enough milk / water to make the icing fluffy and spreadable. Sift and beat the cocoa powder in to the icing and use it to sandwich the two sponges together.

6

Dust the top of the Chocolate Victoria Sponge Cake lightly with the sieved icing sugar.