Plum and Almond Loaf Cake
A moist and flavourful Plum and Almond Loaf Cake, combining sweet plums with the nutty richness of almonds. Perfect for afternoon tea or a simple family dessert.
Servings 12 slices
Calories 278kcal
Ingredients
- 175 g Margarine
- 175 g Caster Sugar
- 3 Medium Eggs
- 1 Teaspoon Almond Extract
- 175 g Self Raising Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 100 g Ground Almonds
- 300 g Plums de-stoned and roughly chopped
- 1 Tablespoon Flaked Almonds Optional
- 2 Tablespoons Damson Plum Jam Optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C (fan-assisted) and grease or line a 900g loaf tin.
- Whisk the margarine and caster sugar until smooth.
- Add the eggs and almond extract and whisk.
- Tip in the flour, ground almonds and baking powder.
- Whisk until even.
- Fold through most of the plums, retaining about a handful.
- Tip into the loaf tin and spread evenly.
- Scatter over the remaining plums.
- Bake for 1 - 1 hour and 15 minutes, inserting a skewer to ensure the middle is cooked before removing from the oven.
- Spread the jam over the still-warm cake and sprinkle on the flaked almonds to decorate.
- Leave in the tin to cool completely before removing carefully.