Lime Sponge Cake

Yesterday was my husband's birthday so I made a cake. I have from my mother a delicious Orange Cake recipe, but made it often enough to suggest a change: make it into a Lemon Cake. My husband suggested lime instead, so his wishes being orders on his birthday, that is what I did.

Here is the original recipe and in bold characters the modifications I made yesterday:

Ingredients:

* 330 gr of sugar

* 115 gr of butter

* 115 gr of flour

* 2 eggs

* a tea-spoon of baking powder

* 2 oranges [6 limes]

How to make it:

* Mix together 115 gr of sugar and 115 gr of melted butter until it looks creamy.

* Add one after the other the eggs, lifting the dough so as to let air come inside, it makes it nice and soft after baking.

* Add the juice of half an orange [two limes] and the grated skin.

* Add 115 gr of flour and the tea-spoon of baking powder.

* Butter a baking form (I usually use a round one) and pour the mix.
* Shortly pre-heat the oven and then bake for 30 min (keep an eye on it though already after 20 min) at 180°C (Th.6)
* While it bakes mix the remaining 115 gr of sugar with the juice of an orange [4 limes].

* Take the cake out of the form (gently!) while still warm and pour the mixed juice (after mixing it well with a small spoon or fork) on the surface of the cake. While cooling down it will absorb the juice+sugar.

 And since I had no time to cristallize some lime skins to decorate the cake, I coloured some white marzipan and shaped it.

Et voilà! A lovely cake for a lovely man ♥

 I dare say it was a big hit! We both loved it and I was totally amazed and happy !!! So proud it worked out so well. I was afraid that it would be a bit weird since I had never baked with limes before, but it worked out absolutely great! I definitely recommand you having a go at it. The orange version is delicious too and I think I will try making it with lemon as well some time.

Now just for the fun I bought some "green" cheese for dinner: yummy!

"Wasabi Gouda"