Ingredients

• 75g/2¾oz butter
• melted
• plus extra for greasing
• 100g/3½oz self-raising flour
• plus extra for dusting
• 100g/3½oz caster sugar
• 1 free-range egg
• beaten
• ½ tsp almond extract
• 60g/2¼oz Bramley apples
• peeled and thinly sliced
• 15g/½oz flaked almonds
• crème fraîche
• to serve (optional)

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
• 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.
• Pour the melted butter into a large bowl. Add the sugar
• flour
• egg and almond extract and mix together until combined.
• 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.
• Scatter each cake with flaked almonds. Bake for 25–30 minutes
• or until well risen and golden-brown.
• Set aside to cool for about 10 minutes before removing the rings. Serve warm with a dollop of crème fraîche.