Apricot Sauce Sponge Cake

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Allinson fine wheatmeal
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 cup sifted sugar
• 2 oz butter
• 3/4 cup fresh milk
• 2 eggs, well-beaten
• 3/4 cup apricot jam
• 1/2 cup water

Method

1. 1 Whisk together wheatmeal, salt, sugar, and butter. Add milk and beaten eggs, then beat steadily for 15 minutes.
2. 2 Pour batter into a well-greased tin, filling it three-quarters full.
3. 3 Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for 35 minutes.
4. 4 While baking, heat apricot jam with water until very hot, then rub through a strainer.
5. 5 Serve the pudding immediately with the warm apricot sauce poured over and around it.