Ingredients
- Serves 6-8
- 4 Tbsp butter, room temperature, plus more for skillet/tin
- 1 orange zest
- 1 cup plain flour, plus more for skillet/tin
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- Pinch salt
- ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 3 ripe medium black Doris plums, thinly sliced
EASY BLACK DORIS PLUM CAKE
Method
- Preheat oven to 180C Butter an 18cm ovenproof skillet (preferably cast-iron) or cake tin, dust with flour, tapping out excess
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
- Beat butter and 3/4 cup sugar with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy
- Beat in egg
- And orange zest
- Add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk
- Pour batter into prepared skillet/tin, and smooth top with an offset spatula
- Fan plums on top, and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar
- Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes
- Let cool slightly
Comments
This cake is very rustic looking - it’s actually made in a heavy based skillet or fry pan. However you could use a cake tin as well.
Thanks to THE FRUIT GARDEN for providing the plums used in the demonstration.
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