Recipe

Apple sponge puddings

Sep 30, 2010 2:00pm
  • 25 mins cooking
  • Serves 4
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Ingredients

Apple sponge puddings
  • 4 medium green-skinned apples (600g)
  • 1/4 cup (55g) caster (superfine) sugar
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) water
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind
  • 1/4 cup (55g) caster (superfine) sugar, extra
  • 1/2 cup (75g) self-raising flour
  • 1/3 cup (25g) shredded coconut
  • 2 teaspoon icing (confectioners') sugar

Method

Apple sponge puddings
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Grease four 1-cup (250ml) ovenproof dishes.
  • 2
    Peel, quarter and core apples. Combine apples, sugar, the water and cinnamon in medium saucepan; cook, covered, about 8 minutes or until apples are tender. Discard cinnamon. Spoon apple into dishes.
  • 3
    Beat eggs, extract, rind and extra sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until thick and creamy. Transfer to medium bowl; fold in sifted flour and coconut. Spoon sponge mixture over apple. Place dishes on oven tray.
  • 4
    Bake puddings about 15 minutes or until browned lightly. Stand 5 minutes before serving dusted with sifted icing sugar; accompany with ice-cream, if you like.

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