Name: Toffee Apple Pops
Yield: Makes 30
Ingredients: 100 ml whole milk; 175 g unsalted butter, softened; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; squeeze of lemon juice; 225 g icing sugar, sifted; 200 g light muscovado sugar; 3 dessert apples; 1 tsp baking powder; 300 g self-raising flour; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 160 g white caster sugar; 200 ml double cream; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 30 lollypop sticks; 100 g unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for the tin

Preparation info

Makes
30

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Birthday Cake Book

By Fiona Cairns

Published 2011

About

Sure to be an enormous success at any children’s (or adult’s) party and no need to wait for Bonfire Night! You can use any cake recipe, although here an apple cake is dipped into a soft caramel. Make a day or two ahead and keep in the fridge until ready to serve.

Ingredients

For the Cake

100 g unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for the tin
300 g self-raising flour

Method

Preheat the oven to 170°C/fan 160°C/340°F/gas mark 3½. Butter a 23cm square cake tin and line the base with baking parchment. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and cinnamon and stir in the sugar. Peel, core and finely grate the apples. A lot of exce