Summer party cake

Name: Summer party cake
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 300g salted butter at room temperature; 300g golden caster sugar; 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste (or the seeds from 2 vanilla pods with 2 tsp vanilla extract); 6 medium eggs lightly beaten; 300g self-raising flour; 900ml double cream; 1 heaped tbsp icing sugar; 2 tsp vanilla bean paste; 300g good-quality or homemade strawberry jam (see tip); 1kg strawberries chopped into even slices for neat layers (save 8 to decorate); pack of gold leaf (optional); meringue kisses, chocolate bark & chocolate-coated strawberries (see recipes in 'goes well with'); shortbread biscuits (see recipe, or use shop-bought biscuits)

Instructions

Prep:40minCook:30min

This generous cake is big enough to feed a crowd and is a combination of all our favourite summer ingredients: strawberries, Victoria sponge, meringues, fresh cream, white chocolate and buttery shortbread

Updated at: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 04:34:38 GMT