Plum & Almond Cake

Name: Plum & Almond Cake
Prep time: 20
Cook time: 45
Yield: 12
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

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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

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4. Grease and line a 30cm x 23cm deep baking tin with baking paper.
Beat together all of the cake ingredients with an electric beater until well combined.
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.
Serve in squares with a dollop of whipped cream.