Vanilla Plum Cake

Submitted by mich76

"this is a recipe by annabel langbein (hope i spelt her name right!!) it is so yum dusted with icing sugar or served warm with ice cream and you can use whatever fruit you like - i'm making it with peaches and nectarines for christmas day YUM It makes a huge amount - the size of a roasting dish or you can make it in muffin tins and reduce cooking time to 25 minutes. It also freezes really well which is good for when you feel like a quick easy desert - just thaw and heat in oven"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 large cake
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 12 plums (or equivelant of any other fruit)
• 300 g butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 lemon zest, grated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup yoghurt
• 3 1⁄2 cups self raising flour

directions

1. pre-heat oven to 160 degrees Celcius.
2. grease and line an oven roasting dish (or muffin tins).
3. cream butter and sugar.
4. add eggs one at a time.
5. mix in zest and vanilla.
6. gently stir in buttermilk/yoghurt and flour.
7. DON'T OVER MIX.
8. spoon into prepared dish and spread out.
9. arrange fruit over the cake batter, cut side up (the fruit will sink a little but this is fine).
10. if you are making muffins just put 1 or 2 pieces of fruit on top.
11. bake 50 - 60 minutes (or 25 minutes for muffins).