London Apple Sponge Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C
• Grease and line the base of a 20cm loose based round cake tin.
• Quarter the apples and cut out the core. Cut quarters into slices and put them into a small bowl with the lemon juice. Toss to mix and set aside.
• Sieve the flour and baking powder into a large mixing bowl.
• Add the butter, sugar, eggs, sultanas and lemon zest. Beat together with a wooden spoon for 3 to 4 minutes until well mixed.
• Put mixture in the cake tin and level the top.
• Drain the juice from the apples and put the slices neatly on the cake. See Photo.
• Bake for about 35 minutes - when you gently press on the top of the cake it should spring back.
• Take out of the oven and leave to cool before removing form the tin.
• I usually double the quantity and cook in a 23" round cake tin (deep). It's enough to feed an army - or a very hungry family at least!
• Alternative toppings use fresh pears or canned, drained pineapple or mandarin oranges.
• This cake is great served with a generous spoon of whipped cream / crème freche.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C
• Put the apples,orange juice and rind in a 24x33cm roasting tin,and drizzle with honey. Roast in the oven for 15 minutes,take out,stir,and put back for another 15 minutes. Then take out a leave to cool. Leave the oven on.
• Put the sugar and butter into a mixing bowl and beat until light and soft. Beat in the eggs one by one. Sieve the flour and baking powder into the mixture and mix well.
• Add the cooled apples and stir together with a spoon.
• Butter and flour the same roasting tin that you roasted the apples in. Pour the mixture in to the tin. Bake for 25-30 minutes until well risen or until nice and golden.