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Glazed plum cake
Photo: David Holifield

Glazed plum cake

10 ingredients Cuts into 12 slices openrecipes
Glazed plum cake

This glorious cake looks like something in a French pâtisserie, but is actually quite simple to make

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

882
Calories
29g
Protein
27g
Fat
132g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Redcurrant not in our table 0
Blackcurrant not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 200g softened butter , plus extra for greasing
  • 8 red or purple plums
  • 140g golden caster sugar , plus 1 extra tbsp
  • 3 eggs , lightly beaten
  • grated zest 1 large lemon
  • 175g self-raising flour
  • 6 tbsp milk
  • 85g blanched almonds , chopped (the pieces should be quite big)
  • 6 heaped tbsp redcurrant or plum jelly
  • 2 tbsp cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) or port

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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