Steamed Upside-down Blackberry and Apple Pudding

Steamed puddings are direct descendants of the puddings that used to be wrapped in pudding cloths and suspended in the cooking pot. Apples have always been a favourite ingredient, and their combination with blackberries – which are around at the same time of the year – is very traditional. The marriage usually appears in pies, where the fruits are encased in sweet pastry, but here I have steamed a light lemon and cinnamon sponge on top of the fruits. Once cooked, the pudding is turned out u