Apple Sponge Cake

This is the recipe of the famous NZ home-bake dessert I fell in love with during my stay.

Apple (or any Fruit) Sponge Cake - best served hot with vanilla ice-cream or hot custard

Serves 4-6
Butter - 125g (4 oz)
Sugar - 125g (4 oz) - can subsitute with raw or brown sugar for healthier choice
Flour - 125g (4 oz)
Egg - 2
Fresh Milk - 2 tablespoons
Baking Powder - 2 teaspoons
Vanilla Essence - 1/2 teaspoon
Icing sugar - few pinches

First, prepare 2 cup of stewed fruits (prefer skinned and sliced apples in bite size. Boil in water until soft)
Place stewed fruits in an ovenproof dish. Sweeten with sugar to taste. Cover and keep hot.
Cream butter and sugar until pale and creamy.
Beat egg one at a time. Beat well after each addition.
Sift flour and baking powder together. Fold into creamed mixture.
Add milk and vanilla essence to mixture.
Spoon combined mixture over fruits in dish.
Bake at 190 degree celcius for 40min or till sponge springs back when lightly touched.
Dust with icing sugar and served hot with ice cream or hot custard.