Plum and almond cake
This quick almond cake recipe is a great base for any kind of seasonal or preserved fruit, hence why I’ve snuck it in here!
Ingrediënten
- 8 –10 plums
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup 125 ml milk
- ¼ cup 60 g butter, melted
- 1 cup 100 g almond meal
- ½ cup 110 g caster (superfine) sugar
- ⅓ cup 50 g plain (all-purpose) flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- A pinch of salt
- Thick double cream, to serve
Instructies
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Grease and line a 20–24 cm (8–9½ inch) spring-form cake tin with baking paper.
- Halve the plums, removing the stones, then slice them into quarters or eighths, depending on the size.
- Scatter the plums over the base of the cake tin.
- Add the eggs, milk and melted butter to a bowl and whisk to combine.
- Combine the remaining ingredients in a bowl, then pour in the egg mixture and mix until you have a smooth batter.
- Pour the batter over the plums and smooth the top.
- Bake the cake for 30 minutes or until golden brown on top and cooked through.
- Serve warm, with some lovely thick cream.
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