Somerset Apple Pudding Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, mix the first five ingredients. Add milk; stir just until blended. Fold in apples. Transfer to a greased 2-1/2-qt. deep baking dish. Dot with butter., Pour boiling water over top. Bake, uncovered, 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 15 minutes before serving. If desired, serve with ice cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Slice apples, with or without the peel, to fill a casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon and water.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, white sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a small bowl or shaker, combine vanilla, egg, melted shortening and milk.
• Add to the flour mixture and beat until smooth, then pour over the apples.
• If desired, sprinkle with sugar cinnamon.
• Bake for 1 hour or until golden.
• Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with shortening.
• In large bowl, mix brown sugar and softened butter with spoon until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Stir in flour, baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, the nutmeg and salt. Stir in apples. Spread batter in pan.
• Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat sauce ingredients over medium heat, stirring frequently, until butter is melted and sauce is hot. Serve warm sauce over warm cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan. In a large bowl, mix apples and sugar together. Let stand until sugar is thoroughly dissolved, about 8 minutes.
• Stir egg and vanilla into apple mixture. Sift together flour, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into apple mixture. Fold in nuts and raisins. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Pour topping over cake while cake is still hot.
• For the Topping: In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar and 2 tablespoons flour. Stir in the water. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat and stir in butter, vanilla, chopped walnuts and raisins. Stir until butter melts, then pour over cake.

Steps:

• Grease and line a deep 7" round cake tin with greaseproof paper (waxed paper).
• Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour, spices and baking powder and mix well. Fold in the apples and enough milk to make a soft dropping consistency.
• Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and bake at 325F for 1 1/2 hours, until well risen and firm to the touch. Turn out on a wire rack to cool.
• When the cake is cold, brush with the honey and sprinkle with the light brown sugar to decorate.

Steps:

• Melt the butter.
• Add the flour and caster sugar and mix to a paste, adding the two eggs to make the mixture slacker.
• Put half the mixture in a lightly greased rectangular pan, and flatten it.
• Arrange half the sliced apples on top and sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon to taste. Add the remaining apples and, again, sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Spread the remaining paste on top of the apples. Don't worry if they are not all covered - it really doesn't matter.
• Sprinkle top with demerara sugar.
• Put in oven (190°C)and bake until top is golden (about 45 minutes).
• Remove from oven and eat warm or cold with cream, custard or ice cream.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line a deep 20cm cake tin with baking parchment.
• Mix the flour and cinnamon together in a large bowl. Add the butter and rub into the flour using your fingers, until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the light brown sugar. Beat in the egg followed by 6-8 tbsp of milk - add it gradually until you have a smooth, thick batter.
• Add the apples and sultanas and mix to combine. Scrape the batter into the prepared tin and gently level out. Sprinkle over the demerara sugar, if using, and bake for 30-40 mins or until golden and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
• Allow to cool in the tin for 15 mins and then carefully turn out onto a wire rack to cool further. Best served still warm with a little custard.

Steps:

• For the cake : Mix the sugar, eggs, butter, salt and milk together.
• Sift the flour and gradually add to the wet ingredients.
• Pour batter into prepared square casserole dish and arrange the apples on top.
• Bake in preheated oven at 350F for 40-45 minutes or until browned and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Prepare the sauce while the cake is baking :.
• Combine all the ingredients for the sauce and bring to a boil, stirring continually until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat and pour over hot cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.
• Allow time for the liquid to be absorbed.
• Serve with cream or ice cream.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, 2/3 cup sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk just until moistened. Spread into the bottom of a greased 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker; sprinkle apples over batter., In a small bowl, combine orange juice, honey, melted butter, cinnamon and the remaining 1/4 cup sugar; pour over apples. Cover and cook on high 2-3 hours, until apples are tender., In a small bowl, combine sour cream and confectioners' sugar. Serve with warm pudding cake.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line the base and sides of a 20cm round cake tin. Peel, core and slice the apples to about the thickness of a £1 coin. Melt the knob of butter in a large frying pan then tip in the apples. Cook over a medium heat, stirring every so often till softened, but not soggy, about 5 mins. Splash in the Pomona and leave to cool. Tip onto a plate to cool more quickly if you like.
• Using an electric whisk or wooden spoon, beat the softened butter and sugar until creamy and light. Add the eggs a little at a time, beating after each addition, then fold in the flour and almonds. Finally, fold in half of the cooled apples. Spoon the mix into the prepared tin, smooth the top and scatter with the rest of the apples, pressing down lightly into the batter.
• Bake for 1 hr, until golden and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Check the cake after 45 mins, cover with foil if it's browning too quickly. To make the glaze, warm the jam and Pomona in a small pan until the jam melts.
• Once the cake is out of the oven, prick it all over with a skewer and drizzle over a little more Pomona. Cool for 10 mins, then turn out of the tin and transfer to a wire rack. Brush the glaze over the apples and serve sliced, with dollops of Pomona cream. Best eaten on the day it's made, or warmed through the next.