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The Victoria sponge, also known as the Victoria sandwich cake, was named after Queen Victoria, who was known to enjoy the small cakes with her afternoon tea. The version Queen Victoria ate would have been filled with jam alone, but modern versions often include cream. [ 38 ]
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A Lancashire Courting Cake is a fruit-filled cake baked by a fiancée for her betrothed. The cake has been described as "somewhere between a firm sponge – with a greater proportion of flour to fat and eggs than a Victoria sponge cake – and a shortbread base and was proof of the bride-to-be's baking skills".
A simple buttery and sweet German cake baked on a tray. [6] Carrot cake: United Kingdom: A moist, dense, sweet cake made with carrots. Variations include Rüblitorte, a classic Swiss carrot cake made from a sponge cake with carrots and hazelnuts or almonds, glazed with a sugar glaze, and decorated with small marzipan carrots. Cassata: Sicily
Sponge cake and angel food cake are made with eggs, flour, and sugar. The only difference between the cakes is the part of the egg used. Angel food cake only has egg whites and sponge cake has egg ...
A simple recipe from 1911 [2] is made with sugar, eggs, flour, salt, baking powder and hot milk, with optional ingredients of chocolate, nuts or coconut. Compared to a typical butter cake, a hot milk cake uses fewer expensive ingredients, so it became popular during the Great Depression and among people coping with the restrictions of rationing during World War II.
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Citation found. Added the following back into the article: Although simple to make, Victoria sponge recipes are notoriously sensitive to cooking times and temperatures. As such, oven manufacturers often use a Victoria sponge recipe to test their ovens. [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.187.213.69 16:52, 6 March 2009 (UTC)