Rules for Village Show Victoria Sponge Cake

[Slubberdegullion]

So I am taking the plunge and am going to enter a Victoria Sponge Cake into our local village show.

I'm not pussy-footing around with lemon curd. Oh no, straight into the Blue Riband event.

But I am a little afraid as I know there are rules. And these rules are not written down. If you have to ask, well you shoudn't be entering (well that's what I am sensing).

So I'm going to ask in happy annonymity here.

Size (18 or 20cm)?
Butter or marg?
What type of jam?
Cream filling?
Icing sugar or caster sugar on the top?
Doilly? (Sp?)

Seasoned village show entrants (or judges) your help gladly recieved.

I hope you are all going to put your cakes in the pic trail.

My cake is very tasty but very heavy.

Slub, the fucker rose on the wrong bleeding side. I used a bit more baking powder than normal

I will be doing my MN comp cake on sunday am, it will also be used for Fathers day cake and my dad's birthday cake. It better be bloody fantastic as it has a lot of responsibility riding on its shoulders.

Well UCM, it looks a darn sight better than all of my attempts so far...your red rosette is safe in your own house atm!

Sorry Slubberdeguillion but I have been crying with laughter at the sight of your hexagonal flat cakes.

Fabulous, fabulous thread. Thank you.

missed the cake comp bit. damnit have shared expert vickie sponge tips .

and yes mostly out of my head and a wee bit from delias book of cakes 1977 stylee.

keep those cakes coming,i'm sure you'll get there in the end!!definately intrigued by this cake competition-where is it held?we could all come along and cheer!

WHAT were those liners?
Did I not tell you in my very first post (or was it my second) to CUT a ROUND piece for the base and a BAND for the side?

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

I'm going to have to make one tomorrow to show you how it is done, this is SO funny

minty - stop helping - we have our own comp going now! no further help until after midnight on sun!

MkIV just out of oven. Looking a LOT better than the 'pile o' shite' Well at least they're round.

Will jam up and photograph in a min. Then will have to take to cake sale and pray like mad that someone will buy it.

My confidence is at a low ebb, so if my VSC is the last cake standing well then, it might just be curtains for me and my sponges.

Minty, those liners wre my new ones that I bought from Lakeland. They didn't have instructions on, but with hindsight I think they should have been trimmed down a bit.

Hi all,
Don't post very often, but saw this thread and read it all last night!! You have inspired me to try vsc again! Mine always turn out in disaster, thin and biscuit like, so I have just made one and is in the oven. I used the 4 eggs on one side of scales and weighed the butter sugar and flour according to them. I used a glass bowl, sifted from great height, used room temp eggs, fingers crossed they will turn out well! Oh! and 20cm cake tins. If they turn out I shall be dancing around the kithcen with a big and if not I shall be very . Let you know in a few mins!!

Oooh post a pic janemw, love seeing the results!

Not sure I know how to!!

You can either had pics onto your profile (I have some cakes on mine) or UCM has posted a link on either this thread or the other to picturetrail.

Ok, just uploading them now!! The cake's not great but it's the best I have ever done so I am

Here they are, any suggestions as to how to improve them further, gratefully accepted!!

"Here are are my pics of cake "

That looks scrummy!

thanks, haven't tried it yet, better wait til hubby and dd1 comes home or I'll be in trouble!!! ha ha

My God.... fab cakes . I just hope you live in a village!!!

that looks delicious as well.
Spent a restless night, having nightmares of me taking out of the oven burnt silicone baking pans

Oh janemw, that looks loverly. Take a piccie of a slice and enter it into the MN comp. Theres a homemade red rosette up for grabs I believe.

completed Mk IV. A huge improvement on yesterday's effort I'm sure you will all agree.

And it sold....was one of the first to go. Huge relief and joy here.

Looks fantastic slubs

Thank you Franca. Inspiration has returned [grin}

And now for the MkV (the MN comp cake).Will be making and displaying on sunday am.

Slubberdegullion yours looks great! Thanks for all your comments too! I do live in a village and will consider entering the yearly show, (maybe!) I think I have to practice a bit more though!!