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Celebrating Bake Off week six: Spooky Apple Crumble Muffins

Celebrating Bake Off week six: Spooky Apple Crumble Muffins

Celebrating Bake Off week six: Spooky Apple Crumble Muffins

It’s the time of the week where we mark the return of The Great British Bake Off to screens with a recipe of our own for you to make. This week, we’ve given one of our autumn favourites an extra spooky twist, with pumpkin-hued icing in honour of Halloween.

    Ingredients

    For the crumble topping:

  • 25g plain flour
  • 10g butter, chilled and cut into chunks
  • 15g Demerara sugar
  • pinch of cinnamon

For the muffins:

  • 1 eating apple, unpeeled
  • 75g caster sugar
  • 1 egg (medium)
  • 50ml sunflower oil
  • a few drops of vanilla extract
  • 90g plain flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 30g sultanas

For the cinnamon buttercream:

  • 100g butter, softened
  • 200g icing sugar
  • 1-2 tablespoons of whole milk
  • pinch of cinnamon
  • zest of 1/2 lemon
  • a few drops of orange food colouring

Method

  • Step 1: Preheat the oven to 175°C (fan assisted).
  • Step 2: To prepare the crumble topping, rub together the flour and butter in a small bowl until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs, then stir in the sugar. Place onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake in the oven for 5-10 minutes, turning occasionally. When golden in colour, remove and set aside.
  • Step 3: Quarter and core the apple leaving the peel on, then dice into 1cm chunks.
  • Step 4: Place the sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla extract into a large bowl and whisk until thoroughly combined. Stir in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt until a stiff batter has formed.
  • Step 5: Add the apple and the sultanas to the mix. Line the muffin tray with paper cases, then spoon in the mixture. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the cakes are lightly golden and springy to the touch. Transfer to a cooling rack and leave to cool.
  • Step 6: To prepare the buttercream, place the softened butter, icing sugar and cinnamon in a large glass bowl and mix until it forms a paste. Add the orange colouring and a little whole milk, as required, to create a soft piping consistency.
  • Step 7: Place the nozzle into the piping bag and spoon in the buttercream. Pipe the buttercream onto the muffins.
  • Step 8: Sprinkle with the cooled crumble topping and a little cinnamon. You could also add extra spooky Halloween sprinkles or have a go at piping chocolate jack o’lantern faces onto each muffin.

We’ll be sharing more delicious Bettys recipes as The Great British Bake Off unfolds. In the meantime, we’d love to see your frightfully tasty Halloween creations shared with us on social media. And to see what else we’ve been cooking in our Craft Bakery cauldron, check out our other spooktacular treats here online.