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Vanilla Apple Sponge
Serves 6
Easy
Total time:
This is a nice sponge with custard or cream, or as a cake with a cuppa.
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- 250g sugar
- 250g unsalted butter
- 250g self-raising flour
- 1 vanilla pod, split and deseeded (save the seeds)
- 4 eggs
- 4 Bramley apples, peeled, cored and cut into wedges
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- a quarter of a tsp of ground cinnamon
Method
step 1
Preheat oven to 180C/fan 160C/Gas 4.step 2
Grease a 30cm springform round cake tin, and line with greaseproof paper.step 3
Whisk the sugar and butter together until the mixture turns pale.step 4
Fold in the flour and the vanilla seeds.step 5
Mix in the eggs until you get a batter, then pour into the cake tin.step 6
Place the apple wedges halfway into the batter, sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon and bake for 35-40 mins.
