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Spiced apple and blackcurrant sponge

  • Hands-on time: 20 mins
  • Time to make: 2 hrs 50 mins
  • Serving: 12 people (makes 12 slices)
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 150g reduced-fat spread
  • ½ cup soft brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ teaspoon ground mixed spice
  • ½ cup ground almonds
  • 2 tablespoons LSA
  • 1 cup self-raising flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ⅓ cup skim milk
  • 1 cup frozen blackcurrants
  • 2 apples, peeled and sliced
  • To serve
  • 1 teaspoon icing sugar, sifted
  • ½ cup low-fat plain yoghurt
  • mint sprigs
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Line base and sides of slow cooker with non-stick baking paper. Preheat to high.

    2 Cream spread and sugar together. Beat in eggs with mixed spice. Fold in almonds, LSA, flour and baking powder.

    3 Stir in milk. Carefully fold in blackcurrants. Spoon into the slow cooker and flatten surface with a knife. Add apple slices to the sponge, pressing down lightly.

    4 Cover with lid and bake for 2 hours 10 minutes. Switch off cooker and leave sponge to cool for 20 minutes. Remove from baking paper and leave to cool further.

    5 Serve with a sprinkling of icing sugar and low-fat yoghurt.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free flour and check mixed spice, baking powder and icing sugar are gluten free.

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