Caramel apple sponge pudding
I like to buy apples through autumn and winter, but invariably we end up with ones in the fruit bowl that are starting to go floury. I hate floury apples. Plus if there’s one thing worse than an overexaggeration, it’s floury apples. π
What to do with them? Well there’s a gazillion and one things you can do with apples but lately I’ve been very enamoured with apple sponge pudding. The kind of pudding that has a layer of baked sponge/cake on top, and soft apples sitting on the bottom. I made one recently that had an additional component – caramel sauce – which coated the apples on the bottom.
It was pretty damn good. And so easy to make. The caramel sauce meant it was on the sweet side, but it could be baked without the sauce if desired. We ate scoops of the pudding with ice cream, which counteracted the sweetness a bit. Check check check it out:
Ingredients
- 6 large granny smith apples
- 250g plain flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 175g caster sugar
- 200 ml milk
- 150g butter, melted
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 150g brown sugar
- 1/2 cup golden syrup
- 300ml water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180Β°C.
- Peel and core the apples, then cut into wedges. Place into a large glass/ceramic baking dish. I used a big round one that is fairly tall β a shorter, wider would be be better, I think.
- sift together the flour, baking powder and cinnamon into a large mixing bowl. Add the caster sugar and mix to combine. Make a well in the centre and add the milk, melted butter, eggs and vanilla extract. Use an electric mixer to beat until the mixture becomes thick and pale.
- Spoon the batter over the apples and smooth the top out.
- In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, golden syrup and water. Stir over medium heat until the brown sugar has melted. Let it come to a boil and then remove from the heat.
- Pour the liquid directly over the batter.
- Bake the pudding for about 35 minutes or until the sponge layer is completely cooked (mine took about 50 minutes because it was in a tall dish).
- Serve with cream or ice cream.
Notes
Adapted from food.com
leaf (the indolent cook)
June 12, 2012 @ 10:34 pm
Oh yum! A warm pudding with the goodness of apples… just what I need right now!
Agnes
June 15, 2012 @ 10:46 pm
It’s *perfect* for winter π
Sarah
June 12, 2012 @ 11:05 pm
Looks delicious! Perfect for this weather. I still have 4 Jazz apples (!) that need to be used up, so I might give this one a go! π
Agnes
June 15, 2012 @ 10:47 pm
What?! Eat those apples! They must be floury by now. π
Jenny @ Ichigo Shortcake
June 12, 2012 @ 11:29 pm
Ooo apples are in season at the moment, I have a few left from my last purchase actually, this looks like a perfect recipe to make! Ingenious. π
What flavour of ice cream did you have it with? It looks like hazelnut to me. π
Agnes
June 15, 2012 @ 10:47 pm
Close! It was caramel macadamia – it was so good. π
Kelly
June 12, 2012 @ 11:46 pm
I do have quite a few apples sitting at home too. This looks brilliant!
Agnes
June 15, 2012 @ 10:48 pm
Thanks – it was really good π
Em
June 13, 2012 @ 10:43 am
I have printesd this recipe to make on the weekend, looks great!
Agnes
June 15, 2012 @ 10:49 pm
Hope you enjoy it π
Iron Chef Shellie
June 13, 2012 @ 1:00 pm
oooo purty photos. I love anything with apple, and with Winter these look especially good!
Agnes
June 15, 2012 @ 10:49 pm
Thanks Shellie π xxxx
msihua
June 13, 2012 @ 7:00 pm
I wantssssss why you no make for me Dastardly? π
Agnes
June 15, 2012 @ 10:50 pm
I’ll make it for you! It’s easy. π
Libby
June 14, 2012 @ 8:25 pm
Caramel and apples = the perfect combination.
I will definitely be making this at some point this winter!
Agnes
June 15, 2012 @ 10:51 pm
Yay! You should – it’s awesome π
Winston
June 14, 2012 @ 9:11 pm
Oh man this is friggin awesome!! I love hot desserts, especially when they’re served with ice cream…. Simple and delish! And it’s recipes like these that let me use up over ripe fruit that wins me over. Will try these out sometime, yippee!
Agnes
June 15, 2012 @ 10:52 pm
How good are hot desserts with fruit in winter? So delicious. π
Adrian (Food Rehab)
June 15, 2012 @ 1:18 pm
So…you don’t like floury apples?
Agnes
June 15, 2012 @ 10:54 pm
No, I love them. :p
Tor
June 15, 2012 @ 7:28 pm
This looks great! I usually prefer my apples in crumbles, but the caramel has me intrigued. Your photos are gorgeous.
Agnes
June 15, 2012 @ 10:55 pm
Oh thanks π I do like crumbles too – delicious.
Miss Kimbers @ Fruit Salad and Mixed Veg
June 16, 2012 @ 6:18 am
These look just lovely! I used to cook apples and freeze them but it seems they gave me stomach aches, so no more for me:( I could make an exception for this though;) With ice cream!
Agnes
June 26, 2012 @ 9:00 pm
Awwww. You could substitute the apples with a different fruit. π