Apple Sponge

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4.88 from 8 votes

An old fashioned apple dessert that's simple and delicious.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Australian, British, New Zealand

Servings: servings

Calories: 353kcal

Author: Libby Hakim

Equipment

1 pie dish (approx 22cm)

Ingredients

550 grams apples (about 4 granny smith or other cooking apples)
¼ cup caster sugar
½ lemon
1 pinch ground cloves (optional)
100 grams butter
½ cup caster sugar
1 egg
1 cup plain/all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to moderate (180 degrees celsius/350 degrees fahrenheit).
Grease pie dish.
Peel and core apples, quarter and then slice (about 5mm thick). Place in the pie dish, spreading out evenly.
Squeeze juice from the lemon onto the sliced apple and then sprinkle with first measure of sugar (¼ cup) and ground cloves if you're adding the spice.
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and beat again.
Stir in sifted flour. Mixture will be quite thick.
Spoon mixture over apples and then spread more evenly if possible with a spatula or back of a spoon.
Place into oven for 30 minutes or until top is cooked and a golden colour.
Serve warm with custard, cream or ice cream

Notes

Storing:

The sponge is fine re-heated the next day provided you store it in the fridge.

Freezing:

Freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in fridge and re-heat

Nutrition:

The nutrition information is an automatically generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.

Nutrition

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