Vanilla Plum Cake

Serves 8

Ingredients:
   •  300g unsalted butter, softened
    •  1½ cups sugar
    •  3 eggs
    •  Rind of one lemon, grated
    •  1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
    •  ½ teaspoon cinnamon
    •  1 cup of yoghurt or buttermilk
    •  3½ cups self raising flour, sifted
    •  8 plums or 4 peaches/nectarines, stones removed and sliced

Here’s what to do:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a large cake tin.
2. Cream the butter and sugar together until a light pale colour.
3. Add in the eggs, one at a time. Continue to blend together.
4. Mix in the lemon rind, vanilla and cinnamon.
5. Gently fold in the yoghurt/buttermilk and flour.  Don’t over mix.
6. Spoon mixture into a large flat baking tin.
7. Place the fruit on top, don’t push in.
8. Bake for 50-60 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
9. Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the cake tin before turning out.
10. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm or cold.

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