Spiced plum & coconut cake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- plus cooling
- Easy
- Serves 12
Ingredients
- 200g butter, melted
- 200g Greek-style coconut flavoured yogurt, plus extra to serve (optional)
- 200g light brown soft sugar, plus 1 tbsp
- 3 medium eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 250g self-raising flour
- 85g desiccated coconut
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground mixed spice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 4 plums, halved, stoned and cut into wedges
- handful of coconut flakes, or extra desiccated coconut (optional)
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a 20cm springform cake tin with baking parchment. Whisk the melted butter, yogurt, 200g brown sugar, the eggs and vanilla together in a jug to combine. Mix the flour, desiccated coconut, baking powder, spices and ½ tsp salt together in a bowl.
- STEP 2
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix into a smooth batter. Pour into the tin, then arrange the plums on top. Scatter over the 1 tbsp brown sugar and coconut flakes, if using. Bake for 1 hr 10 mins, or until risen, golden and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- STEP 3
Leave to cool in the tin for 15 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly. Serve warm with a spoonful of coconut yogurt, if you like, or leave to cool completely. Will keep in an airtight container for three days or frozen for three months.
