Mary Berry’s Victoria sponge hack makes baking easy - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Mary Berry s Victoria sponge hack makes baking so much easier By You Magazine - February 8, 2021 Mary Berry is without a doubt one of — if not the — most influential bakers of our time. Whether you’re watching old re-runs of the national treasure on The Great British Bakeoff, or following one of her hundreds of book recipes, it’s easy to see why everybody needs a little bit of Mary — especially in these times. Getty Images During lockdown, many of us will have been experimenting with our baking skills, and honing the classics. One unbeatable favourite that’s undoubtedly become a lockdown staple is the Victoria sponge cake, which is just a great all-rounder for all cake lovers to enjoy. And if you want to make the process of making a Viccy sponge just that little bit easier, Mary has a top tip for you that’ll save both time and effort. Instead of using the traditional method of creaming sugar and butter together, Mary advised in her Telegraph column to forgo this whole process in favour of an ‘all-in-one method.’ This involves mixing baking spread into sugar, eggs, flour, and baking powder until it is smooth. Getty Images Explaining why this is now her preferred method, Mary said: ‘I no longer prepare a Victoria sandwich with the traditional creaming and folding methods, as this all-in-one method gives excellent results every time. All that creaming of butter and sugar. I never seem to have the butter soft enough. And then the tins have to be lined and everything has to be just so.’ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lucy Young (and Mary Berry) (@lucyyoungthecook) After you’ve made your newly-formulated Victoria sponge cake, if you still crave a little more Mary, you can currently catch her on TV on Saturday afternoons. The baking Goddess is taking part in a new BBC2 series named Celebrity Best Home Cook. The show sees a series of celebrities — such as Ed Balls, Desiree Burch, and Gareth Thomas — battle it out to win the approval of cooking experts Angela Hartnett, Chris Bavin, and of course, Mary. It’s the perfect show for cold lockdown Saturdays spent inside! RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved