Description
This Plum Torte is my new favourite summer dessert because it’s so easy to make and it tastes divine! I know I’ll be making this every summer from now on!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of softened butter
- 1 cup of sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup of plain flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 12–15 plums, halved and pitted
- To top:
- 2 teaspoons extra sugar
- Juice of half a small lemon
- 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Grease a 23cm (9 inch) flan dish and preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
- Cream the butter and sugar using a stand mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs and beat to combine.
- Add the sifted flour, baking powder, and salt and beat mixture until well combined.
- Spoon the cake batter into the prepared flan dish and use a spatula to level the top.
- Arrange the plum halves on top of the batter (just lightly sit them on top; don’t push them into the batter).
- Squeeze half a lemon roughly over the top of the plums then sprinkle with the extra sugar and cinnamon.
- Bake for 50 mins to 1 hour, torte is cooked when golden brown and a skewer, inserted into the cake part, comes out clean.
- Allow to cool down a bit before serving with cream or ice cream (torte is delicious warm or cold!).
