Eve's Pudding

 Eve's Pudding. Traditional British pudding now made from apples and Victoria sponge cake mixture. The apples stew bottom of the baking dish. The cake mixture on top

Serves: 4- 6

Ingredients

• 2 or 3 Large Cooking Apples
• 175g Sugar
• 1 tablespoon of water
• 110g Butter
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 150g self-raising flour

Method

Core, peel and slice the apples thickly and place in an oven-proof dish with 60g of the sugar and the tablespoon of water. Cover loosely and place in the oven for 10 - 15 minutes.
 
Place the butter and remaining sugar in a mixing bowl and cream together. Mix in the eggs and then add the flour and mix to a stiff consistency adding a little more water or milk if too firm.

Remove the stewed apples from the oven and spread the batter over the top. Return the dish to the oven and cook for 30 minutes until golden. Check if cooked by inserting a sharp knife into the top of the pudding, if it comes out clean the topping is cooked.

Accompaniments
 
Ready Prepared
 
Cream.
Crème fraîche.
Ice Cream.
 
Prepared
 
Listed in the Sweet Sauce section of the website.

Custard.