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Ingredients

  • 12 plums (or equivelant of any other fruit)
  • 300 g butter
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 lemon zest, grated
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup yoghurt
  • 3 1/2 cups self raising flour

Method

  • pre-heat oven to 160 degrees Celcius.
  • grease and line an oven roasting dish (or muffin tins).
  • cream butter and sugar.
  • add eggs one at a time.
  • mix in zest and vanilla.
  • gently stir in buttermilk/yoghurt and flour.
  • DON'T OVER MIX.
  • spoon into prepared dish and spread out.
  • arrange fruit over the cake batter, cut side up (the fruit will sink a little but this is fine).
  • if you are making muffins just put 1 or 2 pieces of fruit on top.
  • bake 50 - 60 minutes (or 25 minutes for muffins).