Caramel apple cupcakes

Ingredients (makes 9 cupcakes):

unsalted butter 100g

sugar 70g

eggs 2

plain flour 100g

baking powder 1 tsp

Apple 1 small one

Buttercream frosting:

unsalted butter 100g

sugar 65g

milk 1 tbsp

caramel 20g

Topping:

Almond flakes

caramel

icing sugar

Method:

1. Chop the apple into small pieces; Beat the butter and suage until thick and pale. Add one egg after another and beat well after each addition. Sieve in the cake flour and baking power, stir well.

2. Line the muffin tins with cupcake cases. Pour batter into the case up to 3/4 of their depth. Bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 20 minutes. Leave it to cool.

3. Beat the butter in a large bowl until soft and light. Add half of the sugar and beat until smooth.

4. Add the remaining sugar and one tablespoon of the milk and beat the mixture until creamy and smooth. Beat in the milk, if necessary, to loosen the mixture.

5. Stir in the caramel until well combined.

6. Fill a pipping bag fitted with a large open-star tip with frosting. Pipe frosting onto each cupcake in a spiral pattern.

7. Garnish with the toppings

8. Done!