FRESH PLUM SPICE CAKE

By deeba

Exploring ways to use plums in cake, I made this plum cake. It turned out deliciously good; just right! Was great as a slice, warm for a snack, & fabulous with a drizzle of cream for dessert!

Ingredients

• Topping :
• Plums – 8 ; pitted & quartered
• Pistachio nuts – 1/2 cup ; roughly chopped
• Butter – 1/2 cup
• Sugar – 1 cup
• Eggs – 2
• Vanilla Extract – 1 tsp
• Almond Extract – 1 tsp
• Flour – 1 cup
• Cinnamon powder – 1 tbsp
• Baking powder – 1 tsp
• Salt – 1/4 tsp
• Sugar – 2 tbsps
• Cinnamon powder – 1 tsp

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 190 degrees c. Grease & line bottom of a non-stick Victoria sandwich tin.
Sift flour + cinnamon + baking powder + salt. Keep aside
Sprinkle ¼ cup chopped pistachios on base of tin (over the lining). Top evenly with chopped plums.
Cream butter + sugar till fluffy.Add eggs + both extracts & beat well.
Mix in the flour mix well. Pour this batter evenly over the plums & pistachios.
Mix the cinnamon & sugar for the topping in a small bowl.
Sprinkle over the top evenly & bake for 35-40 minutes.
Allow to cool in the pan for 20 minutes.
Then turn out onto rack & gently peel off the lining off the top, scraping back any fruit that might cling on to the lining.
Give it a generous sprinkling of powdered sugar & the remaining chopped pistachios. Can dust with powdered sugar before serving again. Serve warm with a drizzle of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.