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A slice of moist cake with fresh plums and a crunchy sugar top.

Yogurt Plum Cake

A simple Yogurt Plum Cake made with fresh plums, a moist yogurt cake and a touch of lemon!
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Course: Cakes
Cuisine: cakes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 16 serves
Calories: 167kcal
Cost: $5

Equipment

  • Beaters, stand-mixer or Thermomix
  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 275 g (1¼ cups) caster sugar
  • 165 ml (⅔ cup) vegetable oil or canola oil
  • 2 eggs approx 60g each, room temperature
  • lemon juice and finely grated zest from 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 250 g Greek yogurt or natural yogurt
  • 335 g (2¼ cups) plain flour
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 3 plums fresh, halved and stones removed
  • raw sugar for sprinkling

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 160 degrees celsius (fan-forced). 
    Grease and line the base and sides of a 22cm springform cake tin. Set aside.
  • Whisk the caster sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla extract and yogurt in a large bowl.
    If using a Thermomix: Mix for 10 seconds, Speed 6. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and repeat.
  • Sift over the plain flour and baking powder and whisk to combine.
    If using a Thermomix: Add the flour and baking and mix for a further 10 seconds, Speed 3. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix for a further 5 seconds or until combined.
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared tin.
    Place the halved plums cut-side down.
    Sprinkle with raw sugar.
  • Bake in the oven for 50 minutes or until the cake is cooked when tested with a skewer (it will come out clean).

Notes

RECIPE NOTES & TIPS
  • This cake is best served slightly warm with a drizzle of cream.
  • If the cake is over-browning in the oven - add a sheet of foil loosely over the top.
  • To tell if the cake is cooked - insert a skewer in the middle of the cake. If the skewer comes out clean, the cake is cooked. If the batter sticks to the skewer, bake for a little longer.
  • Use gluten-free flour if you want to make this cake gluten-free.
  • Storage - store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days at room temperature.
  • Freeze - wrap well and freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 15mg | Potassium: 173mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 73IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg