Add to a saucepan:
4 large cooking apples - peeled, cored, sliced (5 decent sized granny smiths will do)
1/3 cup of water (fruit liqueur can also be used)
1/3 cup of sugar
Bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring regularly, until apple is tender but not too soft.
Grease a deep sided oven dish and add:
the apple mixture and
500g ish of strawberries
Pre heat fan oven to 160ºC or 320ºF
Cream together in a bowl:
125g butter
½ caster sugar
Beat in 1 large egg
Sift in and lightly stir:
1 cup plain flour'
2tsp baking powder
Spoon the mixture, that will be thick, onto the fruit and cook for about 40 minutes or until sponge springs back when pressed. Sprinkle the cake with icing sugar and serve with custard or cream.
Note:
Different fruits can be used but be aware of over cooking them e.g. the strawberries don't need pre-cooking as they're already soft.
