Apple Sponge Pudding Recipes

EVE'S PUDDING RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until it is light and fluffy
• Add the eggs and flour and mix together thoroughly
• Grease the baking dish you are using with a little margarine
• Peel and slice the apples
• Arrange the apples in the bottom of the baking dish
• Sprinkle with sugar
• Spoon the sponge mixture over the top of the apples
• Bake in the oven until for 40 minutes or until the sponge is set and golden brown on top

STICKY TOFFEE APPLE PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Grease a 2-litre/3½-pint ovenproof dish lightly with butter. Tip the flour, sugar and baking powder, along with a pinch of salt, into a large bowl. Mix together the milk, butter, egg and vanilla extract and stir into the dry ingredients until you get a smooth batter. Arrange the apples in the dish, spoon the batter on top and smooth with a knife until the apples are covered.
• For the topping, pour 250ml boiling water over the sugar and stir together until smooth. Pour the liquid over the pudding mixture, then scatter over the pecans. Bake for about 40 mins until the pudding has risen and is golden. Use a big spoon to serve the pudding, making sure you get some of the gooey caramel sauce covering the bottom of the dish. Serve with pouring cream, warm custard or vanilla ice cream.

THE BEST APPLE PUDDING

Steps:

• Slice peeled apples into a greased 8x8 baking dish; sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Cream shortening, sugar and egg together; then add milk alternately with dry ingredients.
• Add vanilla.
• Spread over apples.
• Combine all sauce ingredients and boil for 5 minutes.
• Pour over batter and bake 35- 45 minutes at 350.

APPLE SPONGE EVE'S PUDDING

Steps:

• Butter the sides and base of a medium-sized ovenproof dish measuring approx. 20cm/8" x 14cm/5.5" x 6cm/2.5" deep.
• Preheat the oven to 170 deg fan assisted.
• Peel and core the apples. Slice them into chunks. Gently stew with 2 tablespoons of water for a few moments until softened.
• Pour the stewed apples into the prepared dish.
• In a separate bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as you go along.
• Gradually add the eggs, one at a time, adding a little flour in between to help prevent curdling. Mix until well combined.
• Add the vanilla extract and remaining flour. Mix until well combined. Do not over beat as you will over stretch the gluten in the flour.
• Pour the cake batter evenly over the top of the stewed apples.
• Bake in the centre of the oven for 40 mins. Or until baked. Testing the centre of the sponge in various places, with a skewer until it comes out clean.

APPLE SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4 and grease a 1.5-litre baking dish with butter.
• Peel, core and chop the apples, then place in a pan with 50g of the sugar and 2 tablespoons of water.
• Cover and cook, stirring now and then, for 8 minutes, or until the apple breaks down. Spoon into your dish, leaving the excess liquid in the pan.
• Beat the eggs with the remaining 50g of sugar until fluffy, then stir in the vanilla extract, sift in the flour and spice and fold together.
• Pour the batter over the apples and bake for 30 minutes, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean from the sponge.
• Dust with icing sugar before serving. Delicious served hot with ice cream or custard.

EVE'S PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180 C (350F) or 160C (325F) Fan Setting. Peel and core the apples then slice into small pieces. Heat the butter in a small saucepan and add the apples, cinnamon and brown sugar.
• Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes or until the apples have softened. If you prefer the apples to be really soft then cook them for longer. Set aside to cool down while you prepare the sponge batter.
• Sift the baking powder, flour and caster sugar into a mixing bowl (or the bowl of your stand mixer).
• Add the softened butter, eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Start mixing on a low speed setting and gradually increase the speed to maximum until the batter is smooth. Use a spatula to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl to make sure everything is well mixed.
• Grease a deep baking dish (I used a glass Pyrex dish measuring 8x11 inches) with butter. Spread the apples on the bottom of the dish.
• Pour the sponge over the apples and spread it evenly using a spatula (gently so as not dislodge the apples).
• Scatter some flaked almonds over the sponge (this is entirely optional - I just like the look of it) and bake in a preheated oven for 45-50 minutes until golden and risen.
• Cool slightly then serve warm with vanilla custard or ice cream. This recipe serves six very generously or you can stretch it to feed eight if you cut smaller slices.

CARAMEL APPLE SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
• Butter a large glass or ceramic baking dish approx 32cm x 23cm x 5cm (12" x 9" x 2").
• Peel, core and slice apples 1cm (approx 1/2") thick.
• Pile apples into the baking dish, adding more apple if necessary to generously cover the bottom of the dish.
• Sift flour, baking powder and sugar into a large mixing bowl.
• Make a well in the centre and add milk, butter and eggs and beat with an electric mixer until the mixture becomes pale and the beaters leave a trail.
• Spoon batter evenly over the apples and smooth out with the back of a large spoon.
• Combine brown sugar, golden syrup and water in a small saucepan.
• Stir over medium heat until the mixture has become liquid and the brown sugar has melted.
• Stop stirring and allow mixture to come to the boil.
• Remove immediately from heat and pour evenly over the batter.
• Place dish on the centre shelf of the preheated 180°C (350°F) oven.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
• Dust lightly with icing sugar to serve and serve with thick cream.

APPLE SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 190 degrees and lightly grease a 20cm round oven proof dish.
• Slice the apples into quarters and place them into a medium saucepan and fill with water until they are almost covered. Add a teaspoon of cinnamon and heaped tablespoon of caster sugar to the water. Cook over a medium heat for approximately 6 - 8 minutes or until the apples have softened.
• Retain 2 tablespoons of the cooking liquid before draining the rest and set aside until needed.
• Place the softened butter, 4 tablespoons of caster sugar and the retained liquid from the apples into the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until well combined.
• Add the egg and mix well to combine before adding the self raising flour and a pinch of salt.
• Place the stewed apples over the base of the baking dish and spoon the cake mixture over the top.
• Place the pudding into the preheated oven and bake for 35 minutes or until the cake has cooked through when tested with a skewer.
• Carefully remove the pudding from the oven and allow it to cool slightly before serving.

EVE'S PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
• Peel, core and roughly chop the apples. Add the apples to a saucepan with the lemon juice and 2 tablespoons water. Stir, cover and cook briskly for five minutes until the apples are soft.
• Add the butter and caster sugar and stir. Then transfer to a 900ml/1½ pint capacity ceramic gratin dish, about 5cm/2in deep. Leave to cool while you prepare the topping.
• For the topping, cream together the butter and caster sugar until fluffy and light.
• Fold the flour and egg in alternate spoonfuls into the sugar mixture until blended, being careful to keep folding rather than stirring energetically - this will keep air in the mixture and fold in. Add a spoonful of boiling water to the mix.
• Spoon the mixture over the apples. Cook in the oven for 30-35 minutes or until the topping is puffy and golden. Serve with cream or custard.

VANILLA APPLE SPONGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C/fan 160C/Gas 4.
• Grease a 30cm springform round cake tin, and line with greaseproof paper.
• Whisk the sugar and butter together until the mixture turns pale.
• Fold in the flour and the vanilla seeds.
• Mix in the eggs until you get a batter, then pour into the cake tin.
• Place the apple wedges halfway into the batter, sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon and bake for 35-40 mins.