I made this cake today as per recipie but it definitely needs longer to bake. It was very moist even after all the baking but went down a treat at dinner.. Definitely a desert cake than a treat cake. I used cherry jam melted on the top and sprinkled some crushed hazelnuts on too of that to set it off... Tasted great and looked good too!

Delicious, and looked really impressive! Lovely served warm with a splodge of double cream.

Delicious, was polished off in no time! I couldn't get ground hazelnuts so used almonds, but put hazelnuts on top. I served it warm. It took an hour to cook.

Made this for the office and everyone said it was amazing - the chocolate really gives it a lift and the hazelnut taste comes through really well.
Couldn't find ground hazelnuts so bought a pack of whole ones, used some for the top and then put the rest in my chopper and they ground down to a fine powder. Didn't quite have enough but topped up with ground almonds with no issues. Also didn't bother with the jelly on top.

I thought this was excellent. I used Asda own brand dark choc, which is surprisingly good. I did find it went rather squishy after a couple of days, so we had it in a bowl with cream. Will certainly make it again.

Couldn't get ground hazelnuts, bought a 200g bag of whole hazelnuts and whizzed 175g in the food processor then added the 'cake mix' into processor, put this mix in a bowl and stirred in the plums & chocolate. The remaining 25g whole hazelnuts were plenty for the top.
Came out after 1 hour as I was cautious of cooking time after reading reviews, the middle plum sank in a bit, but it was wonderful!! Made for a mummy coffee morning,was the talk of the offerings!!

eclectikat, I did the math and it's 8 servings. I usually try and watch my calories by making the portions smaller, you can probably do 10 without anyone feeling short changed. Will definetely go try this one myself.....

As many other people have said, it takes longer than it says here. Took about an hour and 15 or 20 mins for mine to be ready, by which time the top was looking quite charred, so following the advice of another commenter I covered it with foil for the last 15 mins. Does anyone know how many servings this is meant to be? Just trying to work out how much damage I've done to the diet exactly ;-) It was actually delicious, very moist, fruity, nutty, and substantial. Quite delicious actually. I will make it again.

Have just made this with last summer's cherries from the freezer. Perfect again!

really lovely, I used chopped hazelnuts in the mixture instead of ground hazelnuts and it gave a nice texture. quite simple and the taste combination is so good! will definitely make again and have already shared the recipe.

Made this last night and it only took about 15 mins longer to cook - my cake is a lot lighter than the picture, but it was cooked thru so i took it out. It looks and feels sensationally soft and moist and looks wonderful with the glaze - top notch recipe. Slightly warmed up and served with homemade vanilla ice-cream (delicious) - thanks Mary!

Me oh my! This was delicious, I used chopped hazelnuts instead of ground and the texture was great. Only negative was that the cake took about 1hr 15 mins to cook instead of the stated time. Also didn't bother with the glaze.

Really tasty. I made this without any nuts at all, and cooked it for 1 hour 10 minutes, covering the top with foil for the last 20 minutes....after the suggested time, the top was quite brown but the cake very undercooked! Will definately make again - a great way of using up plums from the garden!

Took ages to cook - I added another 15 mins. The cake was very moist, and kept surprisingly well. Served as a pud with cream, ate leftovers as a

DELICIOUS

Delicious cake, went down very well with my family last week. Making another today to use up the plums. Used chopped hazlenuts as couldn't get ground but gave it a nice texture. Needed to use a 23cm tin and had to cook for an extra 20 mins. Used the redcurrent jelly on the top but have run out now so won't bother today, think it will be just as nice without.

Excellent.Made with damsons, almonds instead of hazelnuts
and whole almonds on the top, with a tsp almobd extract.
Moist and fruity

Really delicious; I added a little more chocolate than it said. Extremely moist and lovely warm for desert.

Just stunning. Made it for my son's 2nd birthday party and it was more of a hit than the birthday cake!

Recently made this with the last of my garden plums. Used ground almonds instead of hazelnuts and also baked it for about 10mins longer than recipe states. It was fantastic. will have to think of some other fruits I can use instead so I can try it again.