Granny Margaret's Apple Sponge

Name: Granny Margaret's Apple Sponge
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 4 Bramley apples; 4 tbsp Water; 2 tbsp Lemon juice; 40 g Salted butter; 4 tbsp Caster sugar; 150 g Salted butter; 200 g Caster sugar; 4 Eggs; 200 g Self-raising flour; 150–200 g Sultanas; 2 tbsp Boiling water

Unfortunately my Granny Margaret recently passed away and this recipe will always hold a special place in my heart. It transports me back to when my Granny and Granda Billy would have thrown Halloween, Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve parties. Those are some of the best memories I have. My Granny Margaret would just throw a bit of this and a bit of that in, just knowing instinctively what the required amount was. It’s a simple dessert but so delicious, especially when covered in some warm Vanilla Custard.

Prep

15m

Cook

35m

Total

50m

Granny Margaret's Apple Sponge

Unfortunately my Granny Margaret recently passed away and this recipe will always hold a special place in my heart. It transports me back to when my Granny and Granda Billy would have thrown Halloween, Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve parties. Those are some of the best memories I have. My Granny Margaret would just throw a bit of this and a bit of that in, just knowing instinctively what the required amount was. It’s a simple dessert but so delicious, especially when covered in some warm Vanilla Custard.

Prep

15m

Cook

35m

Total

50m

Ingredients

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Step 1

For the filling, fire your butter, sugar, water and lemon into a heavy bottomed saucepan, along with your apples. Get this over a medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring to coat the apple and until they have softened. Be careful, as you don't want to stew them and then become mushy.

For

For the filling

Bramley apples, large (roughly about 1 kg), peeled, cored and roughly chopped into chunks

tbsp

Water

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Aisling H

a month ago

Delicious... Raisins definitely a winner... Added blackberries to the apples yummy

Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

a month ago

Looks delicious Aisling 🤤 That's a great wee addition, I'll have to try that! My Granny Margaret would have loved to have seen this, thank you for trying it ❤️

Janica R

a month ago

I have just made granny Margaret’s sponge , it’s in the oven , I only realised midway that I had no white caster sugar , so everything was done with brown sugar . I just know in my heart that Mamie would not approve of my lack of preparedness 😂

Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

a month ago

I hope you enjoy it Janica 😄 I wouldn't worry, it should just give it a deeper and darker flavour 🙌🏻 Not at all, that was great improvisation 👏🏻 Don't worry I won't tell her 😂

Janica R

a month ago

It was delicious 😋

Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

a month ago

Delighted to hear 😄