Plum Cake

This is a wonderful cake recipe ,comes together quickly and absolutely perfect for plum lovers!

Ingredients

60gr butter at room temperature
112 gr sugar
Zest of 1 lemon
2 eggs
170gr self raising flour
1/4 cup milk
5-6 plums ,halved and pitted
Caster sugar for sprinkling on top of the plums

Preparation

• Pre heat the oven to 350F
• Butter an 8"square baking tin
• with electric beaters,cream butter sugar and lemon zest
• Add the eggs one at a time,beating well after each addition
• Add half the flour and continue to mix with a wooden spoon.
• Add half the milk gradually and continue to mix until well combined.
• Add the rest of the flour and mix well.

• Add the rest of the milk and mix until well combined
• Pour the batter into the cake tin.
• Place the plum halves ,cut side up,on top of the cake batter
• Sprinkle the plum halves with a caster sugar
• Bake for 45 min until the cake is golden brown up on top.
• Serve warm.

Adopted by Mardi Michels Nana's plum cake