My Mum's Vanilla Apple Sponge

A community recipe by Sispaddy

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Introduction

My mum used to make this for me when I was a child and it was a favourite of mine! I have finally found the recipe again and here I am sharing it with you! Happy cooking/eating!

Ingredients

Serves: 4-6

Metric Cups

150 grams butter
150 grams sugar
vanilla sugar (a little bag, or 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract)
1 lemon (zest of)
3 eggs
200 grams plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
5 tablespoons milk
4 large apples (eating apples)

5 ounces butter
5 ounces sugar
vanilla sugar (a little bag, or 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract)
1 lemon (zest of)
3 eggs
7 ounces all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
5 tablespoons milk
4 large apples (eating apples)

Method

My Mum's Vanilla Apple Sponge is a community recipe submitted by Sispaddy and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Grease and line a 24cm tin and preheat the oven at 180Â°C.

Mix well butter and sugar together, add the vanilla and lemon zest and mix again.

Add one egg at a time, mixing well before adding the next one. Add the flour, baking powder and bic of soda and mix. Add the milk, one spoon at the time, mixing well before adding the next one.

Chop up in small cubes 2 small apples or 1,5 big apples and add to the mixture, mix and put in the tin, levelling the mixture.