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APPLE AND CINNAMON SPONGE

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Serves: Would serve 6-8 average slices

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This apple and cinnamon sponge is easy to make and tastes wonderful.

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Ingredients

For the cake

  • 4 oz softened butter
  • 6 oz self-raising flour
  • 6 oz superfine sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 4 tablespoons milk

For the apple layer

  • 4 apples
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 brown sugar

Method

  1. For the cake:
  2. Cream the sugar and butter together with a wooden spoon. Add one egg then mix Sift half flour then mix Add the other egg then the rest of the flour. Add in the milk. Pour mixture into a baking tin.
  3. For the Apple layer:
  4. Stew the four apples and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar by putting them into about 2 mugs of boiling water on a high heat. When they are soft, layer the apples on top of the cake mixture and sprinkle about a teaspoon of brown sugar and a teaspoon of cinnamon on top of the apples. Place in a pre-heated oven and cook 180 degrees C/gas mark 4 for 30-40 mins.

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