Toffee Apple Cakes and Clogs

Just a quick post for a change ;) 

and 

not one garden picture, I promise!

Just two things I want to share with you

First thing  

 Toffee Apple Cakes

a recipe for which I found on cocorose textiles blog post the other day.

Its from the Marks and Spencers Baking Day cookery book.

Have just made them and I thought I'd died and gone to heaven

(but then anything with apple and cinnamon in.......)

So without further ado

The Recipe

Toffee Apple Cakes

2 dessert apples

1 tbsp lemon juice

250g/9 oz plain flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 1/2tsp ground cinnamon

70g/2 1/2 oz light muscavado sugar

55g / 2 oz butter

100ml / 3 1/2 fl oz milk
100ml / 3 1/2 fl oz apple juice

1 egg, beaten

Toffee Topping

2 tbsp single cream

40g / 1 1/2oz light muscavado sugar

15g / 1/2 oz unsalted butter

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Pre-heat oven to 200c/400F/gas mark 6.

Grease a 12 cup muffin tin (preferably non-stick)

Peel, core and coarsly grate one of the apples. Slice the remaining apple into 5mm wedges or enough for two slice on each muffin and toss in lemon juice.

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and cinnamon then stir in the grated apple and sugar.

Melt the butter and mix with the milk, apple juice and egg.

Stir the liquid mix into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.

Spoon the mixture into the greased tins and arrange two apple slices on top of each.

Bake for 20 to 25 mins or until risen, firm and golden brown. Run a knife round the edge of each muffin to loosen it then place on a wire rack to cool.

For the toffee topping, place all the ingredients into a saucepan then heat, stirring, until sugar dissolved and butter melted. Bring to the boil and boil rapidly for approx. 2 minutes or until slightly thickened and syrupy.

Cool slightly then drizzle over cakes and leave to set.

 If you can wait - we couldn't!

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Second Thing

Flowery Clogs

TK Maxx from £40 to £15

Just had to

The furry animals are not sure what to make of them

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