Dessert
Spiced Victoria Sponge Cakes
These delightful mini sponge cakes are spiced with cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg and filled with vanilla buttercream. They are much easier to make than they look! All you need a muffin tin to create these cute, mini, gluten free cakes.
Prep Time20 minutes minutes
Cook Time20 minutes minutes
Total Time40 minutes minutes
Yield5 cakes
Spiced Sponge Cakes- 4 tbsp unsalted butter (softened)
- 1/3 c granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 c flour
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
Vanilla Buttercream- 1/2 c butter (softened)
- 3 tbsp whipping cream (or: try using eggnog for the holidays!)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 c powdered sugar
- pinch of salt
Garnish- 1 c fresh raspberries
- 2-3 sprigs of rosemary (snipped)
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
Spiced Sponge CakesPreheat oven to 350 F. Generously butter five wells in a muffin tin.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add the egg and vanilla, and beat until incorporated.
Add in the dry ingredients and switch to a spatula or wooden spoon to gently mix the ingredients together just until the flour streaks disappear. The batter will be thick.
Scoop the batter into the buttered muffin tins, smoothing down the tops.
Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. The edges of the cakes will be golden brown.
Remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack. Use a knife to gently loosen the edges and bottom of the cakes from the wells to release them.
Slice the cakes in half, and fill with vanilla buttercream.
Note: I chose to slice the domes off the top of the cakes to make them flat, but this is optional.
Vanilla ButtercreamAdd all of the ingredients to a stand mixer and beat until the buttercream is nice and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes. If the buttercream is too thick, add a bit more whipped cream. If it's too thin, add more powdered sugar. You want it to have a good piping consistency.
Pipe the buttercream onto both the top and bottom cake halves, and place raspberries along the edges of the bottom cake, spacing them out evenly.
Place the top cake half on top like a sandwich.
Pipe buttercream on the top of the cakes, and dust with powdered sugar.
Decorate with a cut rosemary stem, if desired.