Eve's Pudding and Custard
A classic British dessert featuring a spiced apple base topped with a simple sponge cake, served with custard.
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- •6 medium Gala applespeeled, cored, and diced
- •2 tablespoons Lemon juiceto prevent apples from browning
- •1 teaspoon Ground cinnamonfor spice mix
- •1 teaspoon Ground nutmegfor spice mix
- •Buttercubes, to add flavor and moisture
- •Eggsbeaten
- •Oilfor sponge mix
- •1 teaspoon Vanilla extractfor sponge mix
- •Sugarfor sponge mix
- •Floursifted, for sponge mix
- •1.5 teaspoons Baking powderfor sponge mix
- •Saltfor sponge mix
- •Custardto serve
- 1
Preheat the oven to 170°C (338°F) or gas mark 4.
5 min
- 2
Peel, core, and dice 6 medium Gala apples. Coat with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice to prevent browning.
10 min
- 3
Mix the apple pieces with 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of ground nutmeg. Place in the bottom of a baking tin.
5 min
- 4
Add cubes of butter on top of the apples.
2 min
- 5
Beat eggs in a bowl, then whisk in oil and vanilla extract.
5 min
- 6
Add sugar to the egg mixture and whisk until smooth.
3 min
- 7
Sift in flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk until smooth.
5 min
- 8
Pour the batter over the apples and level with a spoon.
3 min
- 9
Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes.
50 min
- 10
Heat custard and serve with the hot pudding.
5 min
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