Spiced Apple Sponge Recipe

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Spiced Apple Sponge
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
454
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 30 g butter
  • 1/3 cup raisins
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 finely grated lemon , zest of

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350*F (180*C).
  2. Peel core, and slice the apples into eights (slicing through the middle ways, so that the slices stay in rounds).
  3. 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.
  4. Add the raisins, lemon juice, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, half the sugar and 1/2 cup water.
  5. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 3 minutes, or until the apples are tender.
  6. Remove the cinnamon stick and cloves and spoon the apple mixture into a deep 2 litre round ovenproof casserole.
  7. 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.
  8. Sift together the flours and fold into the creamy mixture with a metal spoon.
  9. Spoon the sponge topping over the apples and bake for 30 minutes, or until the sponge is well risen and golden.
  10. Dust with icing sugar before serving.
  11. Best eaten immediately.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 453.7 Kcal (1900 kJ)
Calories from fat 79.49 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.83g 14%
Cholesterol 97.97mg 33%
Sodium 110.26mg 5%
Potassium 403.98mg 9%
Total Carbs 94.38g 31%
Sugars 42.28g 169%
Dietary Fiber 6g 24%
Protein 4.14g 8%
Vitamin C 22mg 37%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 52.8mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 126.17 Kcal (528 kJ)
Calories from fat 22.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.46g 14%
Cholesterol 27.24mg 33%
Sodium 30.66mg 5%
Potassium 112.34mg 9%
Total Carbs 26.25g 31%
Sugars 11.76g 169%
Dietary Fiber 1.67g 24%
Protein 1.15g 8%
Vitamin C 6.1mg 37%
Iron 0.3mg 6%
Calcium 14.7mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 9
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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