We have some leftover apples and they remain one of my favourite ingredients even though I'm supremely lazy and hate prepping them. This one is heavily adapted beyond recognition from one of my favourite cupcake books Divine Cupcakes (Tamara Jane). The original makes 24 Orange and Poppy Seed Cupcakes... neither are a featuring ingredient! Makes 12 mini loafs (Lakeland mini loaf pan) or 12 cupcakes. Ingredients: 150g plain flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 125g unsalted butter zest of one lemon 112g caster sugar 2 eggs 125g ground almonds 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup apple juice 1 peeled and diced apple Optionals: - scattering of flaked almonds or pine nuts - apple juice (half cup or so) - mascapone frosting (below) - sliced apple dipped in lemon juice to decorate Method: Cream butter, zest and sugar together. Add the eggs gradually (and add spoons of flour to prevent curdling.) Fold in ground almonds. Add flour and milk and apple juice in turn...