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summer berry sponge cake

Summer berry sponge cake

Karon Grieve
Packed with flavour, economical to make and super easy, perfect for a crowd
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course baking
Cuisine British
Servings 10 slices
Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 125 g butter unsalted
  • 125 g caster sugar
  • 1 egg large
  • 125 g self raising flour
  • 65 ml milk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 lemon zest grated

For the filling

  • 2 tbsp strawberry jam
  • 6 strawberries sliced

For the topping

  • 2 tbsp Cream cheese
  • 1 tbsp lemon curd
  • 150 g Icing sugar
  • Strawberries and blueberries to decorate

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 I used a 2lb loaf tin but you could just use a 23cm/9" round cake tin if you wanted a different shape. Grease and line the tin.
  • Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. In a separate bowl whisk the egg with the milk and vanilla extract.
  • Sift the flour. Now add the liquid and the flour a little at a time (one dry then one liquid) to the buttery sugar, until everything is well combined. Add the lemon zest and stir in.
  • Spoon mixture into baking tin and pop into the oven for approximately 25-30 minutes or until it springs back when gently prodded in the centre.
  • Let it cool on a wire rack before removing from tin.
  • Slice in half horizontally.
  • Spread the strawberry jam over the base and then add sliced strawberries.
  • Place the other half cake on top.
  • In a large bowl start with the lemon curd and cream cheese and keep adding icing sugar and stirring it in until you get a good thick paste. Too runny and it will slide right off the cake, you want it to hold its shape but still have a bit of that drip for the sides.
  • Spread this on top of cake and then add a row of sliced strawberries down the centre with blueberries down either side.

Notes

This cake will keep in the fridge for a few days or the sponge itself can be frozen for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 3gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 39mgPotassium: 64mgFiber: 1gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 95IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 1mg
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