APPLE & ORANGE SPONGE CAKE

Apple & Orange Sponge Cake image

Provided by baden140679

Time 1h20m

Yield Makes Pieces

Number Of Ingredients 8

6 granny smith apples,peeled,cored and cut into small pieces
2 oranges,rind and juice
1 tbsp honey
200g butter,softened
150g granulated sugar
4 eggs,large
350g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 180C
Put the apples,orange juice and rind in a 24x33cm roasting tin,and drizzle with honey. Roast in the oven for 15 minutes,take out,stir,and put back for another 15 minutes. Then take out a leave to cool. Leave the oven on.
Put the sugar and butter into a mixing bowl and beat until light and soft. Beat in the eggs one by one. Sieve the flour and baking powder into the mixture and mix well.
Add the cooled apples and stir together with a spoon.
Butter and flour the same roasting tin that you roasted the apples in. Pour the mixture in to the tin. Bake for 25-30 minutes until well risen or until nice and golden.