Upside-down mincemeat & apple pudding
Prep
15 mins
Cook
50 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Medium
This is one of my absolute favorite puddings to make when autumn arrives, and honestly, it couldn't be simpler. The apples sink to the bottom as it bakes and become beautifully caramelized, creating this gorgeous sticky topping that makes everyone think you've spent hours in the kitchen. What I love most is that you can have this ready to go in just 15 minutes of prep, then pop it in the oven while you relax. Apples are packed with fiber which is brilliant for digestion, and combined with the warming spices and rich mincemeat, this feels like a proper indulgent treat. It's the kind of pudding that tastes fancy but actually requires minimal effort.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 4cox apple(apples, such as Cox or Braeburn)
- 250 gramsmincemeat(mincemeat)
- 150 gramsunsalted butter(butter, softened)
- 150 gramslight brown muscovado sugar
- 150 gramsself-raising flour
- 1 tspground mixed spice
- 3british blacktail free range medium eggs
- 1double cream(or crème fraîche, to serve)
Detail level
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180ºC, gas mark 4. Place a baking sheet in the oven. Butter a 23cm round springform or deep cake tin and line the base with baking parchment.
- 2
Peel and quarter the apples, then cut out the cores and thinly slice. Mix with the mincemeat and spread over the base of the tin.
- 3
Place the butter and sugar in a bowl with the flour, mixed spice and eggs. Beat with an electric hand mixer for 2-3 minutes, until pale and fluffy. Spoon the mixture over the fruit mix and level the surface.
- 4
Bake on the preheated baking sheet for 45-50 minutes, until risen and golden and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Cover the top with foil if it starts to brown too much. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a serving plate and peel off the paper to reveal the apples. Serve cut into thick wedges with double cream or crème fraîche.
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