Eve’s pudding – so easy!

I realised I hadn’t published my recipe for one of my favourite basic puddings, Eve’s pudding. I guess it’s like an apple sponge pudding basically 

Do you remember it?  

Lovely apples topped with a vanilla sponge, it’s delightful and a real change from apple crumble! A real comfort pudding 🙂 

 

So why is it called Eve’s pudding? 

I did a bit of research and found that the internet suggests:

It’s a traditional British dessert featuring stewed apples, often referencing the forbidden fruit in the biblical story of Adam & Eve  

The pudding is typically topped with a simple vanilla sponge, often a Victoria sponge, and the apples are often a specific eating apple variety also called Eve.

The name also connects to the original “Mother Eve’s Pudding

 

Ingredients for your Eves Pudding 

 

• Bramley Apples 

I used Bramley apples  as they are perfect for this. I prefer cooking apples in my Eves Pudding as it adds a nice tartness to this comfort pudding

• Lemon Juice 

Helps to stop your apples going brown and adds an added freshness 

• Butter

Salted or unsalted, doesn’t matter. I always use butter in my bakes. In my opinion it’s the best! Leave at room temperature to soften

• Golden Caster Sugar 

Perfect for this cake and many more, finer than granulated and the golden just adds an extra flavour. Although white caster sugar is also fine 

• Eggs 

3 Medium Eggs for this recipe (I also use free-range – my preference) 

• Self Raising Flour 

Helps to lift your sponge to the perfect bake. This cake has the perfect crumb structure

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How to make your Eve’s Pudding

***See full recipe card at the bottom of this post*** 

Step 1 – Prepare your stewed apples for your Eve’s pudding 

Grab a large pan and add your apples & lemon juice , stir over a low heat for 5 minutes until they start to soften 

 

Step 2 

Add your butter and Golden caster sugar and stir over the heat until melted 

Step 3 

Tip your stewed apple mix into your pudding tray 

Step 4 – make your cake batter for your Eve’s pudding 

Make your sponge batter, by creaming your butter and sugar until light and fluffy 

Next add one egg at a time and beat well 

Add your self-raising flour and mix until smooth

Step 5 

Pop your batter over the top of the apple mix and smooth the top 

Step 6 

Now bake in the centre of your pre-heated oven until your Eve’s pudding is  firm to the touch and golden 

Serve 

Just look at it! 

 

Serving suggestions for your Eve’s pudding 

This Eve’s pudding is perfect to have warm with cream, custard or ice-cream (made both?)

It’s delicious but not too ‘fancy.’ Do you know what I mean?

A good basic – enjoy 

 

How to store your Eve’s pudding 

Seriously I’m not sure you’ll have any left

But if you do you can store for a couple of days in the fridge and warm up before serving (I normally do this is the microwave

 

Can I freeze Eve’s Pudding

Yes you can. Bake and freeze – cover well 

When you want your Eve’s pudding  leave it to thaw at room temperature and heat accordingly 

 

 

So go on have a go at this lovely comforting Eve’s pudding 

It’s super easy and super lovely.

I’m sure you’ll love it 

Other Comfort Puddings 

• Orange Pudding 
• Bakewell Tart
• Cornflake Tart 
• Pineapple Upside down Pudding 

Oh and so so many more – have a look around xxx

 

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Big Love Clare