Chocolate Plum Cake

In collaboration with Fresh.co.nz

Serves: 6

INGREDIENTS

500 g Black Doris Plums or other stone fruit

175g butter

1 cup brown sugar

3 eggs

1 cup self-raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 cup FreshLife Ground Almonds

80g dark chocolate chopped

METHOD

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line a springform cake tin.

  • Half the plums, discarding the stones. Set aside half of the plums for the top of the cake. Roughly chop the remaining plums.

  • In a mixer bowl add butter and sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beating one at a time. Sift in flour and baking powder. Stir in ground almonds. Stir in chopped chocolate and the chopped plums, then pour into the prepared cake tin. Smooth out the batter with a spatula.

  • Gently press the remaining halved plums cut-side-up into the batter.

  • Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the middle. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from the tin.

 
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