Vanilla Apple Sponge

Vanilla Apple Sponge
  • Author: janerollinson

This delightful apple and vanilla cake is a soft, fluffy treat that bursts with the comforting flavors of vanilla and cinnamon. With sweet Bramley apples nestled throughout the tender cake, every bite offers a perfect balance of fruitiness and warm spices. A simple yet elegant dessert that is sure to impress your guests at any gathering.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 250g sugar
  • 250g unsalted butter
  • 250g self-raising flour
  • 1 vanilla pod, split and deseeded (save the seeds)
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 Bramley apples, peeled, cored and cut into wedges
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • a quarter of a tsp of ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180C/fan 160C/Gas 4.
  • Grease a 30cm springform round cake tin, and line with greaseproof paper.
  • Whisk the sugar and butter together until the mixture turns pale.
  • Fold in the flour and the vanilla seeds.
  • Mix in the eggs until you get a batter, then pour into the cake tin.
  • Place the apple wedges halfway into the batter, sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon and bake for 35-40 mins.

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Yield

Serves 6