Plum pudding cake

Name: Plum pudding cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 250g/8oz plain flour; 1 lightly heaped tsp baking powder; 1 level tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 lightly heaped tsp ground cinnamon; 1 lightly heaped tsp ground ginger; 200g/7oz golden syrup; 2 heaped tbsp thick honey; 125g/4oz butter; 125g/4oz light muscovado sugar; 350g/12oz plums; 2 large free-range eggs; 240ml/8fl oz milk; 5 plums; 1tbsp light muscovado sugar; 1tbsp butter; 1 tbsp syrup from a jar of stem ginger; double cream, to serve

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:1h

This is a gorgeous, sweet and spicy plum cake– great as a pudding or with afternoon tea. If you’ve never tried making a cake, this would be a great place to start.

Updated at: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 13:21:42 GMT