I had a spare couple of hours when I finished work early today and a fruit bowl full of plums so I thought I'd make a lovely plum cake. You can't beat it with a bit of custard or ice cream and it is also very satisfyingly pretty to look at - like a piece of abstract art!
Ingredients
6-8 large plums washed, stoned and halved
150g caster sugar
140g plain flour
110g butter softened
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 x eggs whisked
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
sugar to sprinkle
First preheat your oven to 180°C and line a deep 19cm cake tin (with removable bottom) with greaseproof paper.
Wash, de-stone and halve your plums (some of mine I quartered as they were pretty large) then set to one side.
Beat together butter and sugar until fluffy then sift in flour, baking powder and cinnamon and mix well.
Transfer mixture to lined tin and level out. Then arrange the plums (cut side up) on the surface. sprinkle with sugar and pop in the oven for about 40 minutes. If you check it with a skewer (it should come out clean) and if it needs longer leave in for another 5-10 minutes.
Allow to cool on a cooling rack and serve as it is or with custard or ice cream. Perfect.
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