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Thermomix plum syrup cake

Dani Valent
Dani Valent

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Thermomix recipe: Plum syrup swirl cake.
Thermomix recipe: Plum syrup swirl cake.Kristoffer Paulsen

Not too sweet, and with wholesome almonds, this moist cake is a cinch in the Thermomix and makes the most of seasonal plums. First, make a plum syrup using the heating and stirring capacity of the Thermomix. Next, make a cake batter in one minute, flat, using the powerful blades.

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Ingredients

For plum syrup

  • 500g plums, halved, stones removed

  • 1 tsp vanilla paste

  • 40g raw sugar

  • juice of ½ lemon

For plum cake

  • 120g raw sugar

  • 200g natural almonds

  • 200g unsalted butter, in 2cm cubes

  • 3 eggs

  • 100g wholemeal flour

  • 2 tsp baking powder

  • pinch salt

  • 6 plums, stones removed, halved

Method

  1. For syrup

    1. Place all ingredients into Thermomix bowl and cook for five minutes/100 degrees/speed 1.

    2. Blend for 45 seconds/speed 9. Set aside to cool.

    For cake

    1. Preheat oven to 170C degrees. Grease and line a round spring-form cake tin (22-centimetre diameter).

    2. Place the sugar and almonds into clean, dry Thermomix bowl and blitz for five seconds/speed 9. Add the butter, eggs, flour, baking powder and salt.

    3. Mix for 50 seconds/speed 5. Scrape down and mix for another 10 seconds/speed 5.

    4. Tip the mixture into the prepared cake tin. Pour over 1/4 cup plum syrup and swirl through with a skewer. Arrange halved plums on top (slice large plums into one-centimetre slices).

    5. Place in the oven and bake for 40 minutes or until a skewer in the middle of the cake comes out clean.

    6. Turn cake on to a rack to cool. Serve with extra plum syrup.

    Tip: Leftover syrup is terrific with muesli and yoghurt, on pancakes or drizzled over crumpets. Plums can easily be replaced with pears when the season shifts.

    VIDEO: See Dani Valent prepare this plum syrup cake

    Recipe: Dani Valent's steamed fish with quinoa and spinach recipe (for Thermomix)

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Dani ValentDani Valent is a food writer and restaurant reviewer.

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