Plum & Almond Cake

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Plum & Almond Cake

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This light, fresh Plum & Almond Cake is ideal for whipping out for coffee with friends, or stashing in a lunchbox as an extra special treat.

Ingredients

  • 175g butter, softened, plus extra to grease
  • 200g self raising flour
  • 150g ground almonds
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 100ml buttermilk
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • For the topping:
  • 6 plums, halved and stoned
  • 50g flaked almonds
  • To serve:
  • Whipped cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4. Grease and line a 30cm x 23cm deep baking tin with baking paper.
  2. Beat together all of the cake ingredients with an electric beater until well combined.
  3. Pour the mixture into the tin, level and arrange the plums on top, cut side up. Sprinkle over the almonds. Bake for 45 minutes and leave to cool in the tin.
  4. Serve in squares with a dollop of whipped cream.
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