Traditional English Apple Traybake Apple Pudding Cake Recipes

CAROLYN'S APPLE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Slice apples, with or without the peel, to fill a casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon and water.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, white sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a small bowl or shaker, combine vanilla, egg, melted shortening and milk.
• Add to the flour mixture and beat until smooth, then pour over the apples.
• If desired, sprinkle with sugar cinnamon.
• Bake for 1 hour or until golden.
• Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream.

DORSET APPLE TRAYBAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line a rectangular baking tin (approx 27 x 20cm) with baking parchment. Peel, core and thinly slice the apples, then squeeze over the lemon juice. Set aside.
• Put the butter, caster sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour and baking powder into a large bowl and mix well until smooth. Spread half the mixture into the prepared tin. Arrange half the apples over the top of the mixture, then repeat the layers. Sprinkle over the demerara sugar.
• Bake for 45-50 mins until golden and springy to the touch. Leave to cool for 10 mins, then turn out of the tin and remove the paper. Cut into bars or squares.

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH APPLE TRAYBAKE - APPLE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C/360°F or Gas mark 4.
• Grease & line a rectangular baking tray - approx 9" x 7" or 27 cms x 20 cms.
• Peel, core & thinly slice apples; squeeze the lemon juice over them to stop them discolouring and set them to one side.
• Place butter, caster sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, flour & baking powder into a large roomy mixing bowl & mix well until smooth. You can use an electric hand whisk if it's easier.
• Spread half of the cake/pudding mixture into the prepared tin. Arrange half of the apples over the top of the mixture.
• Repeat the layer with the remaining half of cake/pudding mixture & apples - the apples should be arranged over the top of the cake/pudding mixture.
• Sprinkle over with the demerara sugar.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes until golden brown, well risen & springy to the touch.
• Leave to cool slightly for 10 minutes & then cut into squares or bars.
• Wait until the cake has completely cooled before removing the cake & the baking paper from the tin - store in an airtight tin or container.
• If you wish to serve this warm as a pudding, wait 5-10 minutes and then cut and serve with cream, custard or ice cream.
• It can also be microwaved too, for a future hot pudding!

APPLE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake : Mix the sugar, eggs, butter, salt and milk together.
• Sift the flour and gradually add to the wet ingredients.
• Pour batter into prepared square casserole dish and arrange the apples on top.
• Bake in preheated oven at 350F for 40-45 minutes or until browned and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Prepare the sauce while the cake is baking :.
• Combine all the ingredients for the sauce and bring to a boil, stirring continually until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat and pour over hot cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.
• Allow time for the liquid to be absorbed.
• Serve with cream or ice cream.

AUTUMN PEAR / APPLE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Choose pears or apples, if you pick pears use the ginger, for apples use the cinnamon.
• There are two parts to this recipe, the cake and the topping.
• To make the cake: Lightly grease an 8-inch square or 9-inch round pan.
• Place the fruit in the pan, and sprinkle it with the lemon juice.
• In a medium-sized bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, baking powder, spice, and salt till smooth.
• Beat in the egg, then add the flour alternately with the milk (1/2 cup flour, the milk, remaining 1/2 cup flour), beating after each addition.
• Spoon the batter over the fruit in the pan, spreading it to mostly cover.
• To make the topping: Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, salt, and spice.
• Sprinkle this mixture over the batter, then carefully pour the hot water over all.
• It will puddle on top; that's OK.
• Bake the cake in a preheated 375°F oven for about 60 minutes, until it's nicely browned on the top.
• Remove it from the oven, and serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
• Yield: 8 to 9 servings.