Meanings
plural Victoria spongecakes
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Victoria sponge cake.
A Victoria spongecake held pride of place as a wedding-cake, and there were glass jugs of orange-juice and chilled China tea.
1993, Margaret Pemberton, chapter 10, in Moonflower Madness, Sutton, London: Severn House Publishers, →ISBN, page 1892 more examples
Tiny food videos have long been popular in Japan, but found an even wider, more international audience a few years ago as amateurs and media companies invested in this surreal form of step-by-step cooking videos, shooting human hands making teensy, edible Victoria spongecakes or trays of dollhouse enchiladas no bigger than a penny.
2019 August 15, Tejal Rao, “How a Teeny-Weeny Chef Became a Great Big Star”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2019“We work in partnership whenever possible to design menus inspired by exhibitions and working with the visitors in mind, as well as responding to trends but keeping a differentiated touch with hero dishes and items such as scones, Victoria spongecake, and pies,” he [Gianmaria Baldassarre] details.
2024 July–August, Corrie Pelc, “Haute Cuisine: How attractions ensure creative F&B enhances their message—and the guest experience”, in Funworld, Orlando, Fla.: IAAPA [International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions], →ISSN, →OCLC, page 50, column 2
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