This week I am learning to cook.Yesterday I made an apple crisp and an upside down plum cake. I learned three ways to mix things: creaming , stirring , beating. Today I am going to make vegetable soup for mum. I'm going to use fresh vegies from our garden. I was wondering if other people like shows like master chef? I would love to learn to chop really fast and invent my own dishes. My favourite things at moment are quesidias . Let me know if you want the plum cake recipe. Theo
Hi dude! The vegetable soup was EXCELLENT! and I am looking forward to the rest of the week. I think you are like your brother Seamus and were born with a map of the world in your head.
ReplyDeletePass some of that soup this way...and throw in a slice of plum cake! Glad you are cooking up a storm. My main dish is still popcorn (butter optional).
ReplyDeleteI've never had plum cake. Since I can't drop in and have a slice of what you baked, I guess I would like the recipe, please.
ReplyDeletemy plum cake recipe Ingredients
ReplyDelete8 Plums – (pitted & quartered)
1/2 cup Pistachio nuts – roughly chopped
1/2 cup Butter
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Almond Extract
1 cup Flour
1 tbsp Cinnamon powder
1 tsp Nutmeg powder
1 tsp Baking powder
1/4 tsp Salt
Spiced Topping
2 tbsp Brown Sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon powder
Method
Preheat the oven to 375 deg F. Grease & line bottom of a non-stick cake pan with parchment paper and keep it ready.
Sift flour, cinnamon, nutmeg & baking powder and salt together and keep aside.
Sprinkle 1/4 cup chopped pistachios on the base of tin. Top evenly with chopped plums.
Cream butter & sugar till fluffy. Add eggs and both the extracts & beat well. Finally mix in the flour mixture. Pour this batter evenly over the plums & pistachios.
Mix the cinnamon & sugar for the topping in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the top evenly & bake for 35-40 minutes.
Allow to cool in the pan for 20 minutes. Then turn out onto rack & gently peel off the lining off the top, scraping back any fruit that might cling on to the lining.
Give it a generous sprinkling of powdered sugar & the remaining chopped pistachios. Serve this colorful and healthy Spiced Plum Cake with a drizzle of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice-cream!