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VICTORIA SPONGE WITH ELDERFLOWER GIN CREAM

by | Jul 1, 2021 | Queen Cleo

Booze & cake. need we say more?

With Wimbledon well underway, we thought it only right to celebrate with strawberries, cream and GIN! So we combined all of them into one deliciously boozy cake – the perfect accompaniment for all of those nail biting matches! We’ve taken a classic Victoria Sponge recipe and added our own twist with a dash of our summery Queen Cleo Elderflower gin.

VICTORIA SPONGE WITH ELDERFLOWER GIN CREAM

Fancy giving the recipe a go? We promise you won’t be disappointed!

Cake Ingredients

  • 160g unsalted butter, softened
  • 160g self-raising flour, sifted
  • 160g caster sugar
  • 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • FILLING Ingredients
    100ml double cream
  • 30ml Queen Cleo Elderflower Gin
  • 125g strawberry jam
  • 1 tbsp icing sugar, for dusting

Method

  1. Pre-heat your oven to gas 3, 170°C, fan 150°C. Grease and line 2 x 8 inch (20cm) springform cake tins with non-stick baking paper (this’ll make it much easier to get the cake out!)
  2. In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter, vanilla extract and sugar until light and fluffy – an electric hand whisk is best if you have one! It’ll save you A LOT of time, Add the beaten egg into the mix a tablespoon at a time, beating well each time, until fully incorporated. Carefully fold the flour in using a large metal spoon and spoon the batter evenly into the two prepared cake tins.
  3. Bake for 25-30 minutes until springy to the touch. Pop a knife or metal skewer in the centre of the cake – if it comes out clean you’re good to go! Remove and allow the tins to cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes before turning out and peeling away the non-stick baking paper.
  4. Whip the cream and gin to soft peaks as the cakes cool, then spread the bottom half of the cake with the cream in an even layer. Spread the strawberry jam evenly and carefully on top of the cream. Sandwich the cake with the other half of the cake and transfer it carefully to a serving plate.
  5. Dust with the icing sugar and serve with a large Elderflower G&T and you’re good to go!

SHARING IS CARING

Don’t forget to share your boozy creations with us @littleginandrumco using #littleginandrumco

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With an estimated 145 million Valentine’s Day cards sent every year, why not impress your Valentine with something a little bit different.  

Choose from one of our Valentine’s themed cocktails, a French Kiss or All You Need Is Love.  Show your Valentine how much you care and earn yourself a few brownie points with these impressively tasty cocktails. 

 

French kiss

A combo of our Queen Cleo London Dry with Vermouth and Dubonnet for an easy to make but deliciously boozy cocktail. 

you’ll need

  • Ice
  • A lowball glass 
  • Lemon to garnish

INGREDIEntS

STEP 1

Add ice to your lowball glass.

STEP 2

Add all ingredients to the glass.  

STEP 3 

Stir briefly.

STEP 4

Garnish with a lemon garnish (get creative if you can). 

STEP 5

Enjoy! 

All You need is love

We are a big fan of sloe gin and you’ll often see it on our bars as a Sloe Royale served with Prosecco.  Our friends at Multum Gin Parvo make a particularly delicious one and we highly recommend their Sloe Dance Gin. 

you’ll need

  • Ice
  • A cocktail shaker 
  • A martini glass
  • Haribo heart to garnish

INGREDIEntS

STEP 1

Chill your martini glass. 

STEP 2

Add all the ingredients to the cocktail shaker with lots of ice. 

STEP 3 

Shake vigorously and then double strain into the martini glass. 

STEP 4

Drop a Haribo heart into the glass as a hidden surprise. 

STEP 5

Enjoy! 

You can find our other cocktail recipes here.

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HERE’S OUR STORY

After 4 years of being together we never thought that we would one day be in business together. Who knew where a simple text message could lead….

It all started with a conversation with Nicola at one of The Little Gin and Rum Company’s events in Leeds. Amy sent a message to Ian saying “Do you fancy buying a gin and rum company?” and the wheels were set in motion.

OUR BACKGROUND

IAN:

“As a sales professional travelling the UK and the world, I have made travelling and alcohol my thing.  With over 20 years experience supplying the hospitality industry with software and e-learning, I can’t wait to start sharing Queen Cleo Spirits with the industry I love.  You’ll usually find me with my favourite Queen Cleo Rum with ginger ale.”

AMY:

“Where Ian loves sales, I love marketing and as a digital marketing trainer and professional public speaker, I always have a lot to say.  When Nicola and Emma started virtual events in lockdown, I jumped at the opportunity to talk about gin and rum and nearly 200 events later, I still love it.  Old Tom is my favourite tipple and I’ll even drink it neat with just a cube of ice and a squeeze of lime.”

THE FUTURE

Nicola and Emma have created a gin and rum legacy and we are honoured to take it into the future.   

We can’t wait to share our plans with you and we promise to make Queen Cleo proud. 

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