Sensational sponge cake recipes

Marbled victoria sponge with chocolate butter cream

This light and delicious sponge cake is a quick and tasty treat for the whole family to enjoy.

Victoria sponge

This cake recipe is simplicity at its finest. Take out the frills and replace them with a winning combination of great flavours and a moist texture.

Women’s Weekly Vintage Edition: Ginger sponge

If you’re looking for something a little different to serve up for afternoon tea, you can’t go past this ginger sponge. It’s like a lighter, fluffier gingerbread, oozing with cream… Yum!

Rhubarb and strawberry sponge puddings

This delicious winter pudding comes with a gorgeous sweet-yet-tart layer of stewed rhubarb and strawberries covered by a moist sponge topping.

Mango, coconut and mascarpone sponge

This is a simply luscious cake, with its layers of sponge, mango and coconut mascarpone.

Rosewater sponge with strawbery compote

Strawberries and cream sponge

Light sponge topped with whipped cream, strawberries and passionfruit pulp for an elegant touch.

Mini raspberry sponge cakes

Grated chocolate sponge roll

If you’re looking for quick dessert ideas for entertaining, you can’t look past this beautiful sponge roll, complete with a rich vanilla cream filling. It’s super quick to make, but looks and tastes might impressive.

Orange almond Victoria sponge

This wonderfully fluffy cake with its citrus undertones and indulgent almond exterior is truly worthy of its royal name.

Wheat-free sponge

Honey sponge roll

Morning tea, afternoon tea, dessert or a sweet treat for a picnic, this creamy sponge is as versatile as it is easy to make.

Brown sugar sponge

Filled with hazelnut praline cream, this stunning sponge is perfect for a special occasion.

Mocha spice sponge

Brown sugar caramel sponge

Feather sponge cake with passionfruit icing

A classic cake that’s perfect for your next morning tea.

Pomegranate and rose petal sponge cake

This show-stopping cake is the perfect dessert to make when entertaining dinner guests. Super-fluffy sponge cake goes beautifully with a creamy rose filling and zesty pomegranate icing.

Raspberry jam and cream sponge cake

Sponge cake queen finalist Annette’s recipe

Master the art of the classic sponge cake with this delicious version sandwiched with whipped cream and passionfruit butter.

Sponge cake queen finalist Dawn’s recipe

Take yourself back to those weekends with your grandmother with this light, fluffy sponge cake complete with delectable strawberries in cream.

Raspberries and cream sponge cake

Strawberries and cream sponge layer cake

A light and fluffy strawberries and cream sponge cake with visually stunning layers.

Lemon butter sponge cake

The perfect sponge.

Honey spice sponge cake

All this layered honey cake needed to take it from tasty to ridiculously delicious was just a touch of mixed spice and lashings of honeyed cream. You’ll love it.

Fig sponge cake

This indulgent seasonal dessert, layered with fresh fruit, is ripe for the picking.

Janet’s sponge cake

Noel’s sponge cake

This prize-winning sponge cake is featherlight and has the perfect texture for a classic sponge. Best served with lashings of whipped cream and the jam of your choice.

Lamington sponge cake

Two sponge cakes are sandwiched with cream and raspberry jam to make the ultimate dessert.

Wendy’s sponge cake

Tina’s sponge cake

Featherlight sponge

Of the hundreds of sponge cake recipes created in the Test Kitchen, this heirloom recipe from the family of Cathie and Wendy Lonnie wins our vote hands down, as our best ever.

This chocolate sponge cake recipe is a delicious chocolatey spin on the classic Victoria sponge, filled with cream and jam and drizzled with ganache.