We are having a bumper year for apples. Whenever I’m driving outside London, I find myself in local farm shops seeking out boxes of beautifully named ribston pippins, lord lambournes or blenheim oranges. Today’s crumble/cake hybrid is wonderful with the fruit’s sweet, sharp notes alongside a nutty sponge seasoned with savoury burnt butter and the gentle aromatics of cinnamon and cardamom.
