Makes 12
Cake
125g butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
3 Tbs dutch cocoa powder
12 tinned black doris plums, stones removed, drained and syrup reserved
Ganache
300g dark chocolate
3/4 cup cream
1. To make the cakes; preheat the oven to 180C. Grease tins or use baking papers. Cream the butter and brown sugar until pale.
2. Add the eggs one at a time then fold in the flour, cocoa and cup of plum juice. Spoon into the moulds and bake for about 20 minutes or until the tops spring back when lightly touched.