Pear & Apple Sponge

Name: Pear & Apple Sponge
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon almond extract; 75 g (2½ oz) ground almonds; 3 eggs, beaten; 115 g (4 oz) butter; 80 g (2¾ oz) caster sugar; 100 g (3½ oz) self-raising flour; 115 g (4 oz) caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling; 2 (about 500 g/1 lb 2 oz) Bramley apples; ½ lemon, juiced; 3–4 (500 g/1 lb 2 oz) pears

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

My Scottish Island Kitchen

By Coinneach MacLeod

Published 2022

About

If I had to choose one recipe in the book that literally is a hug on a plate, this is it. The golden, almondy sponge tops perfectly baked apples and pears. It is so simple to make and your guests will definitely be asking for seconds – lucky this is a family-sized pudding!

Ingredients

For the fruit layer

2 (about 500 g/1 lb 2 oz) Bramley apples

Europe
United Kingdom
Scottish
Dessert
Vegetarian
Scotland
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C fan (350°F).

Start by preparing the fruits. Chop the apples and pears into similar-sized chunks and put into a bowl with the lemon juice. Add the sugar, mix thoroughly, then tip into a 1.5-litre (1.5-quart) pie dish.

Next, make the sponge. In a