Mini apple and almond cakes

Fruit and vegetables

60g/2Â¼oz Bramley apples, peeled and thinly sliced

Cooking ingredients

Â½ tsp almond extract

100g/3Â½oz caster sugar

15g/Â½oz flaked almonds

100g/3Â½oz self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting

Dairy, eggs and chilled

75g/2Â¾oz butter, melted, plus extra for greasing

crÃ¨me fraÃ®che, to serve (optional)

1 free-range egg, beaten

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