Heavenly Plum Cake
Treat yourself to a slice of heavenly plum cake! A buttery base is topped with juicy plums and a spiced cake batter. Perfect with a hot cup of coffee or tea. You'll be in heaven with every bite. Try it today!
If you ever had the thought that plums can’t possibly turn into something heavenly and scrumptious, you're wrong. Our Heavenly Plum Cake will prove you boundless wrong.
We start by preheating the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4, generously buttering the bottom and sides of a 23cm cake tin and leaving a piece of baking parchment with demerara sugar sprinkled over it. We layer a big batch of halved plums, cut-side facing down, in the tin and, for the cake, we mix butter, muscovado sugar, syrup, eggs, milk, self-raising flour, bicarbonate of soda, ground ginger and mixed spices together, making sure it has an even texture. After placing the batter on top of the plums, we bake the cake for 45-55 minutes until it feels firm, cool it for 10 minutes and then move it to a wire rack.
So you will get a slice of delightful cake with an unbelievably good taste and an amazing aroma. All that deliciousness comes with 252 kcal of energy and lots of nutrition - 11g of fat, 6g of saturates, 36g of carbs, 24g of sugar, 1
Why You’ll Love This Heavenly Plum Cake Recipe
These are all the reasons I'm loving this Heavenly Plum Cake recipe:
It's packed with flavor: Deliciously spiced with ground ginger and mixed spice, this Heavenly Plum Cake is sure to tantalize your taste buds. The sweet and tart plums balance each other out perfectly, while the dark muscovado sugar adds a delicious depth of flavour.
It's made with simple ingredients: With a few simple ingredients you can easily whip up this delicious cake. Butter, dark muscovado sugar, golden syrup, eggs, milk, self-raising flour, bicarbonate of soda, ground ginger, and mixed spice.
It's quick and easy: Prep time is only 25 minutes, and with just 1 hour of cooking time, you'll have this heavenly cake ready in no time!
Heavenly Plum Cake
Treat yourself to a slice of heavenly plum cake! A buttery base is topped with juicy plums and a spiced cake batter. Perfect with a hot cup of coffee or tea. You'll be in heaven with every bite. Try it today!
Ingredients
- butter, for greasing
- 2 tbsp demerara sugar
- 500g plum
For the cake
- 175g butter
- 175g dark muscovado sugar
- 140g golden syrup
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 200ml milk
- 300g self-raising flour
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp mixed spice
Instructions
- Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Generously butter the bottom and sides of a 23cm square cake tin and lay down a piece of baking parchment over it. Sprinkle the demerara sugar over the parchment. Cut the plums in half and layer them in the tin with the cut-side facing down.
- Step 2: In a large pan, melt the butter, muscovado sugar and syrup over a low heat and stir until the mixture is even. Let cool for 10 minutes, then add the eggs and milk. Sift in the flour, bicarbonate of soda and spices and combine until the batter is consistent.
- Step 3: Place the batter on top of the plums in the tin and bake for 45-55 minutes until it feels firm. Allow the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes and then move it to a wire rack to cool completely. The cake can be stored in the fridge in parchment paper and foil for up to 5 days.
