Name: Plum sponge pudding
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 3/4 cup 825 g can, dark plums, drained, syrup reserved; 2 tablespoon custard powder; 340 gram packet butter cake mix; 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 cup desiccated coconut; icing sugar, for dusting; custard or ice-cream, to serve

Plum sponge pudding

The ultimate comfort food, this plum pudding is so easy to make with the benefit of a packet cake mixture.

Serves 10

Prep

15M

Cook

30M

Total

45M

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Ingredients

3/4 cup 825 g can, dark plums, drained, syrup reserved

2 tablespoon custard powder

340 gram packet butter cake mix

2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup desiccated coconut

icing sugar, for dusting

custard or ice-cream, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease an 18cm x 28cm ceramic baking dish.

2.Remove seeds from plums and discard. Arrange plums in dish and pour reserved syrup over. Sift custard powder over.

3.Sift cake mix and cinnamon into a bowl. Prepare cake following packet instructions. Fold coconut through. Spoon evenly over fruit.

4.Bake 25-30 minutes. Dust with icing sugar and serve hot with custard or ice-cream.

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