Name: Easy sugar plum pudding
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour, sifted; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 3/4 cup cream; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 300 gram sugar plums, halved, seeded; 1/3 cup flaked almonds; creme fraiche or custard, to serve

Easy sugar plum pudding

Everyone loves a sweet, moist cake, especially when it's easy-to-make and will still delight the fussiest of critics. This divine sugar plum pudding topped with toasted almonds is wonderful served with fresh cream or custard.

Serves 8

Prep

15M

Cook

40M

Total

55M

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup self-raising flour, sifted

3/4 cup caster sugar

3/4 cup cream

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

300 gram sugar plums, halved, seeded

1/3 cup flaked almonds

creme fraiche or custard, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease and flour a 22cm spring form pan.

2.In a large bowl, combine self-raising flour and sugar. In a jug, whisk cream, eggs and vanilla together. Lightly fold into flour mixture until combined. Spread into prepared pan. Push plums into mixture.

3.Sprinkle top evenly with almonds. Bake 35-40 minutes, until cooked when tested with skewer.

4.Cool in pan 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve warm, in wedges, with creme fraiche or custard.