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Mini Apple and Almond Cakes

These can be served warm as a dinner party dessert or cold as a delicious picnic treat.

Makes 6

Difficulty
Easy
Preparation Time
Less than 30 minutes
Cooking Time
30 minutes to 1 hour
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Ingredients to make 6

  • 75g
    Butter, melted, plus extra for greasing
  • 100g
    Self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 100g
    Caster sugar
  • 1
    Egg, beaten
  • ½ tsp
    Almond extract
  • 60g
    Bramley apples, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 15g
    Flaked almonds
  • -
    Crème fraîche, to serve (optional)

Approximate Times

  • Preparation :
    Less than 30 minutes
  • Cooking :
    30 minutes to 1 hour

Method

  1. Grease the inside of the cooking rings with a little butter and dust with flour. Arrange the cooking rings on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
  2. Pour the melted butter into a large bowl. Add the sugar, flour, egg and almond extract and mix together until combined.
  3. Spoon a little of the mixture into the base of each ring, arrange some of the apple slices over the batter and spoon the remaining cake mixture on top, levelling with the back of a teaspoon.
  4. Scatter each cake with flaked almonds. Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until well risen and golden-brown.
  5. Set aside to cool for about 10 minutes before removing the rings. Serve warm with a dollop of crème fraîche.

Notes

For this recipe you will need six 7cm cooking rings. If you don’t have cooking rings you could use any straight-sided bun tins with a loose bottom.

It is important to weigh all the ingredients accurately or a dip may appear in the top of the cakes due to the moisture in the apple.

These can be made in advance and stored in an airtight tin for 3 days. The cooked cakes also freeze well.