Easy Plum Cake
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BY YASMINE IDRISS
Ingredients
- 500g red plums, halved and pitted
- 160g plain flour
- 30g almond powder
- 90g soft dark brown sugar
- 90g butter
- 50ml milk
- 3 large eggs, room temp
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar
- Pinch of ground mastic
Method
- 1)
Line a 24cm or 9” springform cake tin with baking paper.
- 2)
Whisk the eggs and sugar until they become pale.
- 3)
Add mastic and vanilla.
- 4)
Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and almond powder. Whisk just until smooth.
- 5)
Whisk in the melted butter and milk.
- 6)
Pour the batter into your mold, then place your pitted plums on top, lightly pressing them into the batter.
- 7)
Sprinkle with granulated sugar and slivered almonds.
- 8)
Bake for about 30 minutes at 180°C, checking the baking time according to your oven.
Don’t over bake. - 9)
Unmold and let it cool or cool.
- 10)
Sprinkle powdered sugar around the edges and enjoy at room temp or warm