5 amazing (and easy!) ways to pimp your Victoria sponge cake

We took our favourite Victoria sponge recipe and gave it a serious pimping. Here are 5 amazing (and easy!) ways to pimp your Victoria sponge cake, including caramel biscuits, coconut and Jazzies. You’re going to want to make them all…

We took our favourite Victoria sponge recipe and gave it a serious pimping. Here are 5 amazing (and easy!) ways to pimp your Victoria sponge cake, including caramel biscuits, coconut and Jazzies. You're going to want to make them all...

All you have to do is make a Victoria sponge cake and we'll show you how to transform it. Watch our videos to see how easy it is to turn this classic into something extra special.

Be it a birthday cake or a weekend project, you're going to love every single one of these pimped recipes...

Bounty cake

Get the recipe: Bounty cake

What? A classic Victoria sponge covered in coconut buttercream, decorated with dessicated coconut and dripping with dark chocolate ganache. How? With a few simple steps and a good sturdy turn table! Why? Because chocolate and coconut go hand in hand, just like in the popular chocolate bar.

Caramel biscuit cake

Get the recipe: Caramel biscuit cake

What? A caramel dream! How? With caramel buttercream for the filling and topping and plenty of caramel biscuits stuck all over... Why? We love it when cake and biscuits collide.

Naked Victoria sponge with berries

Get the recipe: Naked Victoria sponge with berries

What? A naked (yes naked!) Victoria sponge with some seriously good looking berries. How? With a BIG dollop of cream, some fresh berries and a generous dusting of icing sugar. Why? Naked cakes are a big trend and sometimes keeping it simple is best!

Rainbow suprise cake

Get the recipe: Rainbow surprise cake

What? Deliciously sweet rainbow buttercream on top of a flawless Victoria sponge cake (and hidden inside). How? With bright food colours, buttercream and a reliable piping bag! Why? It really doesn't take much to make your sponge party-worthy.

Chocolate Jazzies cake

Get the recipe: Chocolate Jazzies cake

What? A chocolate buttercream and Jazzies covered sponge cake. How? With plenty of chocolate! Why? Because chocolate and Jazzies just makes everyone happy.

Jessica Dady
Food Editor

Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies