Dessert Recipes - Spiced Apple Pudding Recipe

Ingredients

• 150 g/5 oz/2/3 cup unsalted (sweet) butter, plus extra for greasing

• 225 g/8 oz/1 cup caster (superfine) sugar 2 eggs, beaten

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups self-raising flour

• 5 ml/1 tsp mixed (apple-pie) spice

• 30 ml/2 tbsp chopped walnuts

• 450 g/1 lb cooking (tart) apples, sliced

• Cream, to serve

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Method:

1. Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.

2. Sift the flour and spice over the surface and scatter the walnuts over. Fold in with a metal spoon.

3. Turn into a buttered 20 cm/8 in deep loose bottomed cake tin (pan). Cover with the apple slices.

4. Bake in a preheated oven at 160°C/325°F/gas mark 3 for 1 1/2 hours or until risen and golden and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

5. Carefully remove from the tin and serve warm with cream.