Almond Crumble Topping with Blackberry and Apple

3 Large Cooking Apples
150g Blackberries
4oz Sugar
100Ml water

Topping
6oz Self Raising Flour
4oz Butter
7.5oz Demerara Sugar
4oz Almonds (Chopped)

Cooking Time: Preheated oven to 190c / Gas Mark 5 for 25 minutes
Serving: 5
Dish size: A large serving dish or 5 ramekins

1. Peel, Core and slice the apples and put in a saucepan along with the blackberries, sugar and water and bring to a simmer until the fruits are combined and softened
2. To make the Crumble topping, crumble the flour,sugar and butter in a bowl until it forms breadcrumbs
3. Chop the almonds and add to the mixture , mixing in well with your hands or a spoon
4. Put the fruit mixture in one big dish or the ramekins
5. Put the crumble on top, spreading evenly between the dishes and level out
6.Put in the oven and bake until golden or for 25 minutes
7. Serve warm with ice cream, custard or cream

Apple and Mixed Spice Crumble Cupakes (Royalties Crumble Surprise)

4oz Self Raising Flour

1 1/5 Tsp Baking Powder

3oz Light Muscovado Sugar (Or any brown sugar)

2oz Granulated Sugar

2oz Butter

1 1/2Tsp Mixed Spice

1 Apple Grated

100ml Semi Skimmed Milk

1 Egg

1Tsp Vanilla Essence

Cooking time: 170 / Gas Mark 3 for approx 15-18 minutes

Serving: 12 Cupcakes

1. Cream the butter and both sugars together in a bowl until well combined

2. Sieve in the flour, mixed spice and baking powder and whisk the mixtures together until it forms a sandy consistency and everything is combined

3. Whisk in the egg and vanilla essence and half the milk until the mixture is combined

4. Peal the apple and then grate the insides, coat in the insides in flour (This prevents it from all sinking)

5. Add the grated apple and the rest of the milk

6. Divide the mixture between the cupcakes and prepare the crumble topping

Crumble Topping

3oz butter

3oz Sugar

5oz Self Raising Flour

1. Put the butter, sugar and flour into a bowl and whisk with a whisk until it is well combined and has formed a lumpy sandy consistency or the method I prefer just get your hands stuck in and crumble it together

2. Divide the crumble mixture between the cupcakes

3. Put the cupcakes into the oven and bake for approx. 18 minutes or until golden

Leave the cupcakes in the tray for 10 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack

You can ice this if you wish or leave them plain, if icing just use the normal buttercream icing recipe