Quick plum cake

Other fruit such as pears, apples, firm kiwifruit or frozen berries could be used in place of the plums. The colour of the plums adds to the appeal.

For the topping

1 tsp	Ground cinnamon
⅓ cup	Flour
½ cup	Brown sugar
½ cup	Chopped walnuts, or use pecans
50 g	Butter

For the cake

1 ½ cups	Plain flour
¼ tsp	Salt
2 tsp	Baking powder
1 tsp	Baking soda
1 tsp	Vanilla essence
¾ cup	Sugar
125 g	Butter, chopped
2 large	Eggs (Main)
½ cup	Milk
1 ½ cups	Plums, stoned and sliced, choose red plums (Main)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Lightly grease and line a 20cm springform cake pan with baking paper.
2. To prepare the topping, place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until the nuts are finely chopped. Place aside.
3. To prepare the cake, place all the ingredients — except the plums— in the food processor in the order listed and blend until well combined.
4. Pour into the prepared cake pan. Top evenly with the plums. Sprinkle with the topping.
5. Bake for about 45 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the centre of the batter comes out clean.