Name: Mum’s plum cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup ground almonds; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 2/3 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 2 tablespoon light vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 4 tablespoon melted butter; 2 tablespoon natural yoghurt; 1/3 cup milk; 8 ripe plums. de-stoned but left whole (messy job); 4 tablespoon extra sugar

Mum’s plum cake

This moist and delicious cake is visually irresistible as well as being easy to prepare. It’s great to have for dessert or to have with a cup of tea or coffee.

Serves 8

Prep

15M

Cook

40M

Total

55M

Ingredients

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup ground almonds

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2/3 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 tablespoon light vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

4 tablespoon melted butter

2 tablespoon natural yoghurt

1/3 cup milk

8 ripe plums. de-stoned but left whole (messy job)

4 tablespoon extra sugar

Method

1.Preheat oven on fan bake to 180°C. Line a 24cm springform cake tin with baking paper.

2.Put the flour, baking powder, almonds, cinnamon and sugar in a food processor and blend briefly.

3.Add the eggs, oil, vanilla, butter, yoghurt and milk,then process until the batter is smooth. This only takes a few seconds. Pour into the prepared tin.

4.Dunk the plums in some water, then roll in the extra sugar and place on the batter, pushing down slightly.

5.Bake for 30-40 minutes. At 30 minutes, test to see if cooked by piercing with a skewer. It should come out clean, if not, cook a little longer.

6.Serve warm or cold with yoghurt, crème fraîche or whipped cream.