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Plum and almond cake

  by Josh Fraser
Preperation time: 20 mins
Cooking time: 1 hour
Serves: 8

Recipe Ingredients
5 British Victoria plums, halved, stoned and chopped;
100g ground almonds;
25g flaked almonds;
3 large eggs;
175g golden caster sugar;
175g self-raising flour;
1.5 tsp baking powder;
175g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing;
1 tbsp milk;
2 tbsp demerara sugar.
 
Recipe Method
In a bowl sift the flour and baking powder and add the butter, milk, caster sugar and eggs. Beat using electric whisks until smooth.

In a bowl mix together the ground almonds and plums until the plums are coated. Add to the cake mixture and stir through.

Spoon mixture into a 20cm round cake tin which has been greased and lined. Level the top.

Scatter the flaked almonds and demerara sugar over the top. Bake for 1 hour in a preheated oven (180c/gas4) until cooked through.

Remove cake from tin and allow to cool on a wire rack before serving.

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