I need to buy a large Victoria Sponge

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Sorry to hijack AIBU but I need traffic! DD is 18 on Monday and I'd assumed a large chocolate cake would do. She said this morning she'd really like a Victoria Sponge instead!

I DO NOT bake, it's obviously too late to get one made for me, so does anyone know where I can buy a really nice large Victoria Sponge in a shop???? I will decorate but can't bake one.

Please let me know if you have any bright ideas and I'll save you a piece Many many thanks

Get to Costco!

It may not be too late to get one made for you. Check your local fb for local bakers. Otherwise try Marks?

Morrisons do them - with jam and fresh cream. I think you have to order in advance, or they might make them fill them whilst you wait.

Costco ones are very nice.

I'd try a local cafe early in the morning! They might be willing to sell you a whole cake. I love a good Victoria sponge, but the shop-bought ones are never as nice.

FWIW, they really aren't difficult to make...and I'm no baker!

Morrisons do a very nice quite large chocolate or plain one for £7?
It should feed 10 easily but is cheap enough you could get 1 & a spare.
they are made fresh that day and you could spruce it up with fresh cream and berries to look a bit more fancy? You can probably order one

It’s a very straightforward cake. Do any of your friends bake?

I could whip one up for you in about an hour. It really wouldn’t be hard if you have an able friend.

Go to you nearest M&S cafe and ask them if you can buy a whole one, they are the best and definitely big enough and worthy of an 18th.

Any supermarket but Morrison's ones are best. Costco are sickly sweet.

Costco - a tenner for about 18-20 slices.

Costco yum

I don't find Costco cakes yummy at all. And they don't go stale when left out, so Lord knows what they have in them.

Waitrose do a plain one for decorating, it's it huge though

Costco isn’t going to work if OP isn’t a member or knows one.

Your only bet is a stack of supermarket ones if you really can’t make one. It is v v simple. Mary Berry has some Uber simple recipes - give it a try 😉

Costco cakes look a lot better than they taste (too sweet) so I’d avoid. Vicky sponges with fresh cream are the beat IMO so would go to a supermarket. Or get a plain vanilla sponge cake, cut the top off and add whipped cream and jam yourself.

Where were you going to get the chocolate cake?

Surprised to see Morrison’s cakes recommended - I have been seriously underwhelmed by them - the texture on those cream filled large cakes is all wrong. Like it’s been made with Swiss roll sponge. I suspect the best bet may be to get one from a local cafe - if you pop in this afternoon I bet you could arrange to pick one up over the weekend. Or get a decorated cake from Pâtisserie Valerie - they do next day delivery do again you could order today.

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I don't find Costco cakes yummy at all. And they don't go stale when left out, so Lord knows what they have in them.

They don't get chance to go off in our house I LOVE their red velvet, it's my all time favorite

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I don't find Costco cakes yummy at all. And they don't go stale when left out, so Lord knows what they have in them.

They taste weirdly artificial but are strangely addictive

"Or get a decorated cake from Pâtisserie Valerie - they do next day delivery do again you could order today"

Isn't their stuff frozen?

Definitley Costco!

Iceland do a frozen one with cream in the middle which might be good. At £1.50 you could buy one today, defrost it and eat it surreptitiously tomorrow as a tester, and then if it’s any good get another one for the day itself to put candles on.

Desserts delivered bakery £15 and they do next day delivery
Got the rainbow chocolate one for DS2 birthday and it was really nice

Or could you and DD have a go at baking one together? It might be fun, and if it’s a team effort then any disasters are entertaining.

We had a cost co one at work last week. It was divine.