Plum Pound Cake

Plum Pound Cake

Layered Spiced Plum Pound Cake

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 5m
Cook Time: 3h
Total Time: 3h 5m
Temp.: 150 °C
Servings: 6
Difficulty: Easy
5.0 (18 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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For the glaze:

Nutritional Information

722
Calories
27.8g
Fat
110.9g
Carbohydrate
11.1g
Protein
158mg
Cholesterol
368mg
Sodium
Plum Pound Cake

Recipe Description

A deliciously, moist Plum Pound Cake recipe that is simple and tasty. Start out by preparing an easy vanilla batter with ripe plum wedges in between layers and sprinkled with cinnamon, brown sugar and ground Chinese 5 spice, that gives this cake the perfect kick to wake up your afternoon senses.

Pair it with a lovely cup of jasmine or herbal tea of your choice.

To make Plum Pound Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Plum Pound Cake

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Steps to make

  1. 1

    Preheat oven and prepare baking pan

    10 min
    Step 1 - Plum Pound Cake

    Preheat the oven to 150 °C fan bake and grease a 25cm x 13cm and 7½ cm deep loaf tin and line with parchment paper over.

  2. 2

    Prepare sugar mix

    2 min
    Step 2 - Plum Pound Cake

    In a small bowl, stir the sugar, cinnamon and 5 spice together then set aside.

  3. 3

    Combine wet ingredients

    10 min
    Step 3 - Plum Pound CakeStep 3 - Plum Pound Cake

    In a mixing bowl, beat the butter, sugar and vanilla extract together until pale and fluffy.

  4. 4

    Add eggs

    10 min
    Step 4 - Plum Pound CakeStep 4 - Plum Pound Cake

    Gradually beat in the eggs, one at a time with a tablespoon of flour, if they start to curdle.

  5. 5

    Combine dry ingredients

    3 min
    Step 5 - Plum Pound Cake

    In a separate bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking powder together.

  6. 6

    Prepare cake batter

    10 min
    Step 6 - Plum Pound CakeStep 6 - Plum Pound Cake

    Mix the wet ingredients with dry ingredients until combined, being careful to not over mix.

  7. 7

    Prepare cake

    10 min
    Step 7 - Plum Pound CakeStep 7 - Plum Pound CakeStep 7 - Plum Pound Cake

    Pour half the batter into the base of the cake tin, evenly and scatter half of the plums wedges on top. Sprinkle with sugar mix on top to coat and repeat with remaining ingredients to make a second layer, batter, plums and sugar mix.

  8. 8

    Bake

    1h
    Step 8 - Plum Pound Cake

    Bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour 10 minutes until a wooden toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cover the top loosely with foil if getting too brown.

  9. 9

    Cool

    1h
    Step 9 - Plum Pound Cake

    Allow cake to cool completely before removing from the tin.

  10. 10

    Drizzle glaze

    3 min
    Step 10 - Plum Pound Cake

    Combine ½ cup icing sugar and enough lemon juice to form a smooth glaze. Dust with icing sugar or drizzle with lemon juice glaze

  11. 11

    Serve

    5 min
    Step 11 - Plum Pound Cake

    Serve and enjoy!

I highly recommend this Plum Pound Cake recipe for a tasty and different treat to have around the house. The spices open your senses just wonderfully and pairs any tea option of your choice. Try it out and tag #cookmerecipes in your own baking, Instagram and Pinterest posts.

About the author

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.

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