london apple sponge cake

Name: London Apple Sponge Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) cooking apples, peeled and sliced; juice - of 1/2 a lemon; 1 cup(s) butter, softened; 1 1/4 cup(s) golden caster sugar* (extra fine sugar); 4 large eggs; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cup(s) self-rising flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 2 tablespoon(s) demerara sugar *

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Pat Duran

Las Vegas, NV

Updated on Jul 10, 2012

All fruit recipes especially apples are moist and tender; and smell fantastic while baking. This cake is sweet and delicious. So impress your family and friends with this tasty morsel.I hope you enjoy this recipe.

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Recipe from Karen S. Booth blog of Lavender and Lovage in London, England.

prep time 15 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Bake

yield 9- inch cake pan

Ingredients

1 pound cooking apples, peeled and sliced
juice - of 1/2 a lemon
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cups golden caster sugar* (extra fine sugar)
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons demerara sugar *

How To Make london apple sponge cake

Step 1

Pre-heat oven to 350^. Spray a 10-inch round baking pan. Place apple slices in a bowl and squeeze the juice over them and stir to coat all; set aside. Place butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat until fluffy. add eggs, and vanilla and incorporate well.

Step 2

Combine flour, baking powder and beat into batter until smooth. Spread 1/2 the batter in the prepared pan, then 1/2 the apple slices. Repeat with remaining batter and then the remaining apples on top.
Step 3

Sprinkle Demerara sugar over top. Bake in 350^ oven for 45-50 minutes until golden brown and springy to the touch. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes; then cut into squares or bars.
Step 4

Caster sugar-- is- finely refined sugar- golden in color Demerara sugar- large grained sugar, rich like molasses flavor which enhances baked goods and remains crunchy through cooking, Great for sprinkling as topping. Like the sugar we use on Christmass cookie decorating. (the large crystals)
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