Sugar Free Victoria Sponge

Simple does it. I have never understood why people think of a Victoria Sponge as a simple cake, it was after all Queen Victoria's cake of choice with a cup of tea. Hence, the likelihood is you will never disappoint anyone with a Victoria Sponge.

Being an intense lover of cake I cannot and will not comprehend a life without cake, or any other sweet treat for that matter. However, I did need to find a way of reducing my sugar in-take. When a college of mine told me about xylitol, the sweetener of choice for her diabetic mother which also baking friendly, I decided I would try my first attempt at baking with this product with a Victoria Sponge.

A Victoria Sponge is equal quantities of butter, sugar, eggs and flour mix together and baked into a wonderful delight. In my option, the buttery taste and the fluffy texture of this cake is home cooking comfort at its best. The recipe enables the novice baker to produce a grandma’s nostalgic classic. As the age old saying say, the simplest things are the best.  

Recipe

4 eggs, weighed

Very soft butter, same weight as the eggs

Xylitol, same weight as the eggs

self-raising flour, same weight as the eggs  

Method

Cream together the butter and xylitol until well incorporated.  

Now add one egg at a time, mixing well in each addition. 

Fold in the flour. 

Love Mademoiselle de Baker.

p.s you always use sugar.