Apple Crumble and Custard Mini Cakes
Little mini apple cakes flavoured with cinnamon. A surprise middle of apple purée with a topping of custard buttercream and crumble makes them a complete delight.
Servings: 24 mini cakes
Calories: 188kcal
Ingredients
Apple Purée
- 3 large cooking apples
- 30 g light muscovado sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- splash of water
Cupcakes
- 125 g unsalted butter
- 125 g light muscovado sugar
- 2 large eggs I used duck eggs
- 75 g wholemeal flour
- 75 g plain white flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- apple purée
Crumble
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 50 g light muscovado sugar
- 75 g wholemeal flour
- 75 g plain white flour
- 1 tsp cold water
Custard Buttercream
- 75 g unsalted butter
- 20 g custard powder
- 100 g icing sugar
Instructions
Apple Purée
- Simmer all the ingredients together in a small pan for about ten minutes or until the apples are soft.
- Blend into a rough purée with a stick blender.
Cupcakes
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
- Sift in the dry ingredients and stir gently in.
- Fold in 1 heaped tbsp of the apple purée.
- Place 1 tsp of batter into each muffin case (24 in total), add a scant tsp of apple purée than top up with another tsp of batter so the muffin is slightly over 3/4 full.
- Bake at 180℃ (350℉, Gas 4) for 15-20 minutes when the cakes should be well risen and firm to the touch but not too brown.
Crumble
- Rub the butter and sugar into the flower with fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the water and stir with a knife until the mixture clumps together.
- Spread out onto a baking tray and bake at 180℃ (350℉, Gas 4) for 15 minutes or so until golden.
- Allow to cool.
Custard Buttercream
- Beat the ingredients together in a bowl until well combined and light in texture. Add a drop of milk if the mixture is too stiff.
- Spread onto the cooled cakes and top with a little crumble.
Notes
Adapted from Primrose Bakery Christmas by Martha Swift.
Makes 12 regular sized cupcakes or 24 mini cakes.
Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They're approximate and will depend on exact ingredients used.
Nutrition
Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 292IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg