英和和英

名詞

Victoria sponge cake (countable and uncountable, plural Victoria sponge cakes)

1. Synonym of Victoria sponge.
   • 1999, Geraldine McCaughrean, “Devil Take the Hindmost”, in The Stones Are Hatching, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, published 2000, →ISBN, page 70:

     They ordered soda scones and sandwiches, Victoria sponge cake and cling peaches, choux pastries and flapjacks, Bakewell tart and trifle with extra cream.

   • 2012 February 11, Carole Cadwalladr, “Melvyn Bragg: ’I’m a class mongrel’ – interview”, in The Observer‎, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-10-27:

     We're juggling teacups and Victoria sponge cakes and all the trappings of civilised gentility, but while it's all smooth and untroubled above the sofa, below it's another matter: he's paddling his feet so violently, I slightly fear for the carpet.

   • 2016 October 19, Sam Sifton, “Bake-Off!”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-10-23:

     You’ll want to make her recipes for lemon drizzle cake and Victoria sponge cake this weekend for sure.

   • 2023 April 21, Jennifer Hassan, “King Charles coronation souvenirs: The most popular, elaborate, awkward”, in The Washington Post‎, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-21:

     For coronation food, shops are offering crown-topped sausage rolls and crown-topped pork pies and crown-topped Victoria sponge cake.