Plum cardamom cake

Plum cake

So this is the simpler but I think tastier plum cake ,The cardamom gives it a delicious delicate flavour but u can skip that if u don’t like it or dint have it available

Can be eaten with ice cream warm or with ur tea or coffee

ingredients

• 1–1/2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1–1/2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2teaspoon ground cardamom

• 1/2 cup butter at room temperature

• 3/4 -1 cup sugar(i used 3/4 cup) and extra 2 tablespoons, for sprinkling on top

• 3 eggs at room temperature

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1/4 cup sour cream at room temperature (thick greek yogurt can work too)

• 2–3 plums, sliced thin or in halves or quarters based on ur liking

• 1tsp confectioners sugar with 1/4tsp of ground cardamom for dusting at the end

• Add all dry ingredients except sugar in a bowl and mix ,leave aside

• Pre heat oven to 350F

• Cream butter and sugar in mixer till fluffy

• Add eggs ,vanilla till mixed,add sour cream

• Add dry ingredients till just mixed

• Pour in a greased baking pan ,i used an 8 inch pan ,u can also use springform pan

• Arrange or throw on plums at top😊 if u do thin slices will need less baking time

• Press them a bit into the batter but u should still see the tops,see last picture

• Sprinkle 2tbsp granular sugar all over

• Bake at 350 for 40-60 minutes

• As plums can take a bit longer to took

• Check at 40 minutes with tooth pick if still soft add cooking time ,took 60 minutes for me

• Once cooled remove from pan and dust with cardamom and icing sugar mix