Spiced Apple Sponge Food

SPICED APPLE SPONGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F (180*C).
• Peel core, and slice the apples into eights (slicing through the middle ways, so that the slices stay in rounds).
• Melt the butter in a large frying pan, add the apples slices and cook, stirring occasionally, over high heat for 7 minutes, or until browned.
• Add the raisins, lemon juice, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, half the sugar and 1/2 cup water.
• Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 3 minutes, or until the apples are tender.
• Remove the cinnamon stick and cloves and spoon the apple mixture into a deep 2 litre round ovenproof casserole.
• To make the sponge topping, beat the eggs, remaining sugar and lemon zest in a small bowl with electric beaters for 7 to 8 minutes, or until the mixture is light and creamy.
• Sift together the flours and fold into the creamy mixture with a metal spoon.
• Spoon the sponge topping over the apples and bake for 30 minutes, or until the sponge is well risen and golden.
• Dust with icing sugar before serving.
• Best eaten immediately.

SPICED APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour a 10-inch cake pan. Combine dry ingredients and set aside. Whip eggs until frothy, about 3 to 4 minutes then add oil and orange juice and mix thoroughly. Add dry ingredients and beat with whip at low speed until thoroughly combined.
• Fold in apples and walnuts and pour into prepared cake pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until firm on top. Cover with aluminum foil if top gets too brown. Cool on rack 5 minutes, then invert onto rack and cool completely. Serve with guava cream cheese topping spread over the top.
• Mash all ingredients in a bowl with a fork until light and fluffy.

SPICED APPLE PUDDING

Steps:

• If using canned fried apples, omit first four ingredients and skip to step #5. Note: if the sauce in the apples is very runny, use only a couple of tablespoons of it.
• Preheat oven to 325.
• In a 9" square baking pan, toss apples with melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until apples are tender but not mushy. When apples are done, chill until cool.
• Meanwhile, prepare instant pudding according to package directions; chill.
• In a bowl, layer apples in between two layers of pudding. Top with Cool Whip if desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

SPICED APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C.
• Melt the Butter, remove from the heat and add apples, sugar and egg. Beat well and fold in the sifted dry ingredients.
• Line the bottom of a well-greased loose-bottomed cake tin. (23cm is ideal but use what you have.) Pour in the mixture. Combine the topping ingredients and sprinkle over the cake.
• Bake for 30-45 minutes until the centre springs back when pressed lightl. Test for doneness with a skewer or a knife.