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September 5, 2009 By Janice Pattie 4 Comments

Easy Strawberry Sponge Cake Dessert

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Strawberry Shortcake Dessert

Easy Strawberry Sponge Cake Dessert is a simple butter sponge cake soaked with sweet strawberry juice and topped with strawberries.  Serve it with cream, ice cream, yogurt or creme fraiche.

Slice of Strawberry dessert

What kind of strawberries should I use? 

You can use any strawberries.  However, this recipe is ideal for out of season strawberries which need a little help to be really delicious.  I would also make this dessert when I have strawberries that are a little past their best and need to be used immediately. 

What sort of cake is used in the Strawberry Sponge Cake Dessert?

The sponge cake is a simple butter sponge or Victoria sponge.  I make one sponge cake for this dessert.  You could make two and top the other with buttercream for tea time, or freeze it for later.  

How to make Easy Strawberry Sponge Cake Dessert 

bowls for cake making

Make the Sponge

Cream the butter and sugar together until it is creamy and changes to al lighter colour. Add the egg and beat it into the creamed mixture.
Baked Sponge Cake
Gently fold in the flour and baking powder and spoon into a greased and lined (or non-stick) 20 cm sponge tin.  Bake for 15 -20 minutes until golden brown. 

strawberries with sugar

 

Make the Strawberry Topping

Put the strawberries and sugar with a tablespoon of water into a saucepan.  Heat gently until the sugar dissolves and the juices start to run from the strawberries. The strawberries should still be firm and not softened and cooked. 

strawberries

Place the strawberries aside to cool and for the juices to gather at the bottom of the bowl. 

Sponge cake with strawberries

Assembling the Easy Strawberry Sponge Cake Dessert 

Place the cooled sponge in a pie plate or plate with a lip. This is really important because there is a lot of juice and you want to make sure it stays on the plate. 

Lift the strawberries into a separate dish with a  slotted spoon.  Spoon the remaining juices evenly over the sponge.

Carefully arrange the strawberries over the sponge, then chill in the fridge until ready to use. 

Slice of Strawberry dessert

To Serve

Take the Strawberry Cake out of the fridge about 15 minutes before serving. Serve with cream, Greek yogurt, ice cream or Creme Fraiche.

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Slice of Strawberry dessert

Strawberry Sponge Cake Dessert

Janice Pattie
Soft sweet sponge cake topped with strawberries with a sweet syrup to soak into the sponge.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 6
Calories 195 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 60 g butter
  • 60 g caster sugar
  • 75 g self-raising flour
  • 1/4 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 egg
  • 400 g strawberries hulled
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp water

Instructions
 

For the Cake

  • Cream the butter and sugar together.
  • Add the egg and beat it into the creamed mixture.
  • Bake the cake at 170 C for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Leave in the tin for 5 minutes then remove to a cooling rack, leave to cool.

For the strawberries

  • While the cake is baking put the strawberries in a pan with the sugar and water. Heat slowly until the sugar has dissolved.
  • Simmer very gently until the juices just start to run but the berries were not too soft. Set them aside to cool.
  • Once cool, gently lift the strawberries into a bowl.

To assemble

  • Put the cooled sponge cake into a dish with a lip (to catch the juice) use a spoon to soak the sponge cake with the strawberry juice.
  • Arrange the strawberries on top of the cake and chill.

Notes

Serve with cream, greek yogurt, ice cream or creme fraiche.

Nutrition

Calories: 195kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 83mgPotassium: 141mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 290IUVitamin C: 39mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Traceyr says

    September 5, 2009 at 10:46 pm

    Gorgeous – yum yum x x

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  2. Chow and Chatter says

    September 6, 2009 at 12:49 am

    yummy great sponge

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  3. LDH says

    September 6, 2009 at 2:17 am

    Oh, yes! This looks delightful!

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  4. Chele says

    September 13, 2009 at 6:53 pm

    Sounds devine! I've somehow managed to miss the show completely, I dare say it will be repeated at some point so I'll defo make sure I watch it then if it makes you create cakes like this ;0)

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