Meaning of Victoria sponge | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of sponge cake with a layer of jam sandwiched in the middle.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“We were told that the auditorium could actually hold⟳ seven hundred, but that the caterers could only provide⟳ enough scones, Maid of Honour tarts and Victoria sponges for the smaller number⟳.”

“Out for a cuppa and a slice of Victoria sponge in an old-fashioned tea-shop, a little light⟳ shopping at Bert's Homestore and home in time for the husband's triumphant return⟳ from the mysterious world of earning one's own⟳ living and a fix⟳ of The Great British Bake Off.”

“While the contestants grind⟳ away under the clock at their Victoria sponges and poached pear puddings in an idyllic Somerset setting, hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins inquire winkingly about the erectness of a biscuit or the appropriate length for a profiterole.”

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