Eve's blackberry & apple pudding
Ingredients
- 450g (1lb) cooking apples
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225g (8oz) blackberries
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100g (3 1/2 oz) caster sugar
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Topping:
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100g (3 1/2oz) butter
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100g (3 1/2 oz) light brown soft sugar
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2 large British Lion eggs, beaten
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175g (6oz) self-raising flour
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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2 tablespoons milk
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25g (1oz) toasted flaked almonds
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Preparation time: 10 mins, cooking time: 45 mins, serves: 4.
Eve's Blackberry & Apple Pudding recipe
This dessert is based on a traditional recipe. It is sure to have the family asking for more.
Method
- Grease a 1.4ltr (2 1/2pt) ovenproof dish. Peel, core and thickly slice the apples. Place in the prepared dish and stir in the blackberries and sugar.
- Place all the topping ingredients, except the almonds, together in a large bowl, use an electric whisk to beat them together for 1 minute or until fluffy.
- Spoon over the fruit and level the surface. Scatter over the almonds and bake at 180 C/350 F/ Gas 4 for 45-50 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly touched in the centre. Serve hot with custard.
Microtip
Lightly grease a 1.4ltr (2 1/2 pt) microproof dish. Prepare the fruit, place in the dish and cook on High for 4 minutes, stirring once. Prepare the topping adding an extra 3tbsp milk to the mixture. Stand the dish on a trivet in the microwave, cover with a piece of kitchen paper and cook on High for 8 minutes, turning once. Stand for 2 minutes, then cook on High for 2 minutes or until the cake is well risen and firm to the touch. Leave to stand for 5 minutes before serving.