Plum Cake

This slightly spiced plum yoghurt cake is one of my favourite summer time cakes. The plums make it slightly tart, but the cake is sweet and spiced with Pepper & Me Bakers Blend!

I love to serve it with natural yoghurt and a good cup of coffee! I have decorated with cake with freeze dried raspberries and dried rose petals.

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PLUM CAKE

This sweet, spiced yoghurt cake is the perfect moist summery cake when you have plenty of plums in season!  Alternatively you can use drained black doris can plums or other stone fruits!  Don’t forget the Pepper & Me Bakers Blend because it really does make the cake delicious!

Course Dessert

Keyword Afternoon Tea, Baking, Cake, Morning Tea, Plum, Sweet

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 55 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Author Julie Cavanagh

Ingredients

• 125 grams Butter softened
• ¾ cup Caster sugar
• Zest and juice of a lemon
• 2 Free range eggs
• 1 ½ cups Plain flour
• 2 teaspoons Baking powder
• 2 teaspoons Pepper & Me Bakers Blend
• 1 cup Natural unsweetened yoghurt
• 8-10 Plums stones removed and halved

Instructions

1. Place the butter in a cake mixer or bowl and beat with a electric beater until creamy and whipped.
2. Gradually add in sugar, then add lemon zest while beating, continue beating until light and white (creamed).
3. Gradually beat in eggs adding 1-2 tablespoons of flour halfway through.
4. Sift over remaining flour, baking powder and bakers blend then stir through the yoghurt and lemon juice.
5. Spoon mixture into a lined cake tin and press plums onto mixture (cut side up).
6. Bake 180ºc for 55-60 minutes. Cool on a baking rack
7. Sprinkle with icing sugar and more Bakers blend once cooled, serve with natural yoghurt!