Ingredients
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cake mix and topping
- 200 grams Butter
- 400 grams sugar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 6 --- large plums, eg blood plums or similar sliced lengthways into sixths
- 2 --- large eggs
- 2 tsp Rosewater
- 185 grams self rasing flour
- 120 grams Milk
Recipe's preparation
Place half the sugar (200g) in the thermomix and process 3 sec speed 9.
Add to the jug half the butter (100g) and the honey. Process for 1.5mins, 50 C, speed 3.
Pour this mixture over the base of a 23cm/9" cake tin and arrange the plum slices attractively on top working in concentric circles.
No need to wash the jug, go right ahead and place the remaining sugar in and process as before 3 sec speed 9.
Add the butter and process for 3 sec speed 5
Add eggs, s r flour, milk and rosewater and blend 30 sec speed 5-6.
Pour on top of the plum slices and bake in a moderate oven for about an hour till a skewer comes out cleanly. Allow to cool for about half an hour as the sides will shrink from the tin a little. Run a knife around the edge before inverting onto a serving dish.
Method
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Tip
Butter is king in this recipe and there is no substitute. You could play around with the honey and use different flavours like leatherwood honey or ginger honey. You could also substitute the rosewater for vanilla extract.
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Comments
Add a commentAbsolute winner for my grandmas birthday cake...
This is SOOOO good. Ive only made it once to rave...
This is SOOOO good. Ive only made it once to rave reviews and because I have some plums sitting in the fridge, I'm making it again tonight for dessert!
I have this today with an abundance of home grown...
I have this today with an abundance of home grown plums!!!! OMG it's Devine. It's one of those that you take the first mouthful and think OMG... Try it!!
I think tinned plums might be
I think tinned plums might be too soft and wet for this recipe. I would use them in a more batter based style of cake or in a blind baked pie crust with a type of custard filling.
Could it work with plums from
Could it work with plums from a tin?Have one opened in the fridge and need to use it up Searched for plum recipes and found this one
Thanks
Made this to use up excess
Made this to use up excess plums. WOW! Fully recommend. This is one of the yummiest desserts I've ever made. So simple to make.
OMG!!!! need i say
OMG!!!! need i say more!!
STOP what you are doing and make this cake!!!!!!
I made it exactly like the recipe and it was delicious!
I made this late last night
I made this late last night to use up plums that I had spare. Wow wow wow!! It was delicious. Very sweet but would have disappeared quicker if it had been cooler. Next time I will make it earlier in the day it may last a little longer!!!! Thank you
Amazing.. Made for a dinner
Amazing.. Made for a dinner party and everyone loved it!!!
Delicious...i made it with
Delicious...i made it with left over morello cherries. My husband went back for 3 serves! Definitely make this one again. Thanks for a lovely, versatile recipe
Good work! It's good to get
Good work! It's good to get feedback about variations and I know this is going to sound silly, but I never thought to try it plain! doh!
This is absolutely delicious!
This is absolutely delicious! An outstanding cake. It's a real 'proper' cake, from Vogue Entertaining. Serve to the fussiest of guests with some fresh cream for afternoon tea or desset. I use vanilla extract with beans instead of rosewater. Great way to use up plums when they're in season.
So easy to make. I'll
So easy to make. I'll definitely be adding this to my regular list. Thank you.
Absolutely delicious! - going
Absolutely delicious! - going to make another today using up some apples, good way to use up the few leftover bits of fruit in the house!
Delicious! This cake has
Delicious! This cake has become a regular in our lunches and for afternoon tea parties. We use the cake mI true just by itself sometimes and add other variations without the syrup on top and it is just as yummy!