Well the weather is awful and it certainly doesn't make you feel good. As a special treat to remind you of the fleeting summer this is the perfect cake to warm your heart up.
you will need:
20cm round cake tin, with a loose bottom, well greased.
Oven heated to 180 degrees C
For the syrup
30g soft butter
30g demerara sugar
2tbsp of jam
450g plums halved and stones removed
For the cake
100g soft butter
100g caster sugar
3 eggs
100g self raising flour
baking powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2tbsp milk if needed
Make the syrup by beating together the softened butter, demerara sugar and jam and spread this over the base of the cake tin.
arrange your plums over the syrup with the cut sides down.
To make the cake, mix butter and sugar till light and fluffy, add eggs a little at a time, beating well. sift in flour and half a teaspoon of baking powder, and the cinnamon, and fold in well. if it's a little stiff add the milk.
spoon over the plums and level. bake in the oven for 40-50 mins, checking after about 28mins, when ready the cake will be well risen and golden. press lightly with finger to see if it bounces back to make sure it's ready.
Allow to cool and loosen the edges, turn over and serve on it's own, with cream or yogurt, or on a cold day...with hot custard.
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