Plum Cake

Name: Plum Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 175 g Soft Margarine (or Butter) (at room temperature); 175 g Caster Sugar; 3 Free-range Eggs (at room temperature; see Egg Size note below); ½ tsp Vanilla Extract; 175 g Self-raising Flour (see Self-raising Flour note below); 4½ Plums (fresh); 1 tbsp Caster Sugar (for topping the cake)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:40min

An easy British Plum Cake made with a soft vanilla sponge, fresh plums that turn wonderfully jammy as they bake, and a crisp sugar topping. Simple, quick and perfect for using up a glut of ripe plums.

Updated at: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:43:57 GMT