Plum Cake

Ingredients #

  • Self-raising flour – 175 gm
  • Unsalted butter – 175 gm
  • Golden caster sugar – 175 gm
  • Eggs – 3
  • Baking powder – 1 teaspoon
  • Dark chocolate – 75 gm
  • Dry fruits (raisins etc.) – as desired

Recipe #

  1. Heat oven to 140°C (fan).
  2. Line the base of a deep cake tin and grease the sides with butter.
  3. Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  4. Add eggs one at a time, beating on low just until mixed in.
  5. Fold in the flour, baking powder, and dry fruits.
  6. Break the dark chocolate into pieces and add to the batter.
  7. Pour batter into the tin.
  8. Bake for 45 minutes, checking after 25-30 minutes.
  9. If not done, bake for another 5-10 minutes (a skewer inserted should come out clean).
  10. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing.

Enjoy your delicious plum cake!