Plum cake

• 185g unsalted butter
• 185g caster sugar
• 3 free range eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 185g self-raising flour
• 6 small sweet plums

Step 1
Adorn the top of the cake with icing sugar and enjoy.

Step 2
Pinch of salt.

Step 3
Preheat the oven to 180C, grease and line a 24cm springform tin.

Step 4
Cream butter and sugar until very light and fluffy.

Step 5
Beat in eggs one at a time; this will curdle the butter mix.

Step 6
Carefully fold in flour and salt until combined.

Step 7
Spoon the mix into the prepared tin and smooth over with a spatula.

Step 8
Place the plums on the batter carefully, skin side up.

Step 9
Bake for 25 minutes at 180C or until firm to touch and a cake tester comes out clean.

Step 10
Remove cake from the tin when cool to the touch and place on a wire rack, or serve warm with pure cream.