The Victoria sponge cake is named after Queen Victoria, who liked having a slice of sponge cake with her afternoon tea. A Victoria cake is a sponge cake layered with jam and cream. Spoon into greased ...

This is a gorgeous, sweet and spicy plum cake– great as a pudding or with afternoon tea. If you’ve never tried making a cake, this would be a great place to start. Set the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

This cake is so versatile you can use a super sweet jam like raspberry or strawberry, or you can use a slightly tangy jam like plum or apricot. They both will taste heavenly. Don’t let your ...

The British plum season starts in late July with the Opal ... British plums develop an intense flavour when cooked. They make excellent jam, jelly and fruit cheese, but can also be bottled.

I thought, why not go all out and turn a classic New York cheesecake on its head by adding burrata to the cheesecake mix and then topping it with my plum jam ... prevent the cake from sinking ...