This is a generic sponge topping – you could put it over any fruit.
100g butter or marge
100g caster sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon or so of vanilla essence
140g self raising flour (or plain with a teaspoon of baking powder).
I just bung it all in the food processor and whizz it up. Cook at gas 5 for about 40-45 minutes.
This time, we put it on top of about five eating apples and a pear, all of which were a bit past their best. I didn’t bother with peeling, just cored and sliced them, tossed them in a couple of teaspoons of mixed spice and zapped them in the microwave for about three minutes till they started going fluffy. No sugar, as they were dessert apples.
Piled the spong mix on top, cooked as above. Gorgeous.
This seemed too easy, I figured it would probably not be that great. WRONG! It’s lovely, soft sponge, tasty fruit. I put a few slithered almonds on the top about 10 minutes before it was ready for a bit of flash. LOVELY!! thanks.