I now it sounds a little weird, especially from someone who writes a baking blog. But I have a little confession to make….. I don’t often make cakes!!! Not in the traditional sense anyway. I love tray-bakes, hey who doesn’t so simple and yummy. Loaf cakes as well, brilliant especially for cakes perfect for breakfast. I am talking good old fashioned layer cakes. Which is crazy after all post war Britain was built on the good classic Victoria sponge. Which I do love but at times find a little boring. So I decided it was time I pimped this classic up a bit and I added some flavours and frosting and came up with a lime infused Victoria sponge with blueberry jam.















Flavour

This bad boy cake may not be the fanciest thing on the the plate but is packed full of flavour. Lime infused sponge cake sandwiched together with a good quality blueberry jam and topped with lime flavoured creamy buttercream frosting.















Lime is the perfect fruit to cut through the sweetness of the sponge and frosting, giving the cake as a whole a lovely summery zesty kick! If you can also use a good quality blueberry jam. It will be thicker, have less sugar added and be far fruitier than the cheaper ones. But buy what your budget allows, don’t go crazy for the sake of it!















Sponge

The soft sweet sponge perfectly compliments the filling and topping.















There are several ways to make a sponge, but for this kind of cake I like the creaming method best. Its a simple and quick way to bring a sponge together and while it will take a little longer it can be done by hand but an electric whisk or stand mixer make it super easy 😀















All you have to do is cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy then add the eggs one at a time and keep beating until you have a light fluffy smooth batter. It’s this process that adds all the air to your sponge making it so light and airy. Even though you add rising agents to help nothing beats a little elbow grease to help the rise along 😉















So what are you waiting for? The combination of airy sponge the natural sweetness of blueberry jam and the tart smooth creaminess of the frosting make a wonderful summery flavour and texture combination, time to dig in 😀













