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Baking
Apple sponge
Preparation time: 80–110 minutes
Makes 12 slices
Dough ingredients
150 g butter
150 g caster sugar
2 tsp vanilla sugar
3 eggs
Juice of ¹/₂ a lemon
150 g plain flour
¹/₂ tsp baking powder
Topping ingredients
650 g sharp dessert or cooking apples
For dusting or glazing
Icing sugar or apricot jam
Accessories
26 cm springform cake tin
Method
Cream together the butter, caster sugar
and vanilla sugar, then mix in the eggs
one at a time.
Sift the baking powder and flour
together and fold into the creamed
mixture together with the lemon juice.
Spoon into the greased springform
cake tin .
Peel, quarter and core the apples. Make
several cuts into the top of each quarter
and gently press into the cake mixture
with the cut side up. Bake until golden.
Leave to cool to room temperature,
then dust with icing sugar or spread a
little apricot jam over the top.
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Recommended settings
Oven function: Automatic programmes
Programme: Cakes \ Apple \ Sponge
Shelf level: see display
Duration: approx. 45 [43] (71) minutes
Alternative settings
Oven function: Conventional heat
Temperature: 170–180 [170–180] (160–
170) °C
Pre-heat: yes
Heating-up phase: normal
Crisp function: On
Shelf level: 2 [1] (1)
Duration: 40–50 [40–50] (55–65)
minutes
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