Best Victorian Sandwich Recipes

TRADITIONAL BRITISH VICTORIAN SANDWICH SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to gas mark 4, 180°C, 350°F then mix the sugar and margarine together until creamy.
• Beat the eggs then add one at a time, stirring until it is runny.
• At this point you could add flavour if you wanted.
• Sieve the flour into the bowl, then mix altogether until all the flour is gone.
• Grease the tins with margarine and then divide equally between two tins, and bake for 25 minutes.
• Take them out and put on a cooling tray for 10 minutes.
• Cut out both sides, and put them together like a sandwich.
• Oh, and be sure to add jam or something delicious between the two cake halves.

VICTORIAN DIABLE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. Pour the oil into a small saucepan over a medium heat, add the shallot with a pinch of salt and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 mins until softened and beginning to caramelise.
• Tip in the wine, cook for a couple of mins until reduced by half, then pour in the stock. Leave to bubble for 15-20 mins until you have a thick gravy.
• Put the baguette in the oven for 5 mins to warm up and crisp, then cut in half lengthways. Spread one half with mustard and top with the roast beef.
• Add the parsley, capers and butter to the gravy, stirring until the butter has melted. Season to taste, then spoon the gravy over the other half of the baguette, scattering over some spinach leaves. Halve, divide between two plates, then eat straight away, with more gravy on the side.

VICTORIAN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Using a medium size bowl, With bare hands, mix butter and sugar. continue until light in color. Add eggs one by one.
• In a separate bowl, mix cake flour and baking powder. Add gradually to butter mixture using a cut and fold motion.
• Using a 2 round baking pans (8-inch), brush with shortening and dust little flour.
• Divide the mixture and pour into pans. Even out using pastry scraper.
• Bake in 170°C for 15 minutes. Check with wooden toothpick.
• Even out both baked cakes using a bread knife.
• Fill in one baked cake with jam. And place other cake on top.
• Dust with powdered sugar.