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Tom Kerridge’s Spiced Plum and Almond Cake

By M&S Food
Tom Kerridge’s fruity Spiced Plum and Almond Cake, created exclusively for M&S, this recipe is all about rich autumn flavours, combining sweet, tart plums and raspberries with warming mixed spice. Ground almonds bring a…
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Ingredients

15 total
  • 4 M&S Plums, deseeded and cut into wedges
  • 3 tbsp soft light brown sugar
  • 200g butter, softened
  • 200g golden caster sugar, plus 2 tbsp
  • 4 large free-range eggs
  • 125ml greek yoghurt
  • 250g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp ground mixed spice
  • 50g ground almonds
  • 50g M&S Collection 60% Peruvian Dark Chocolate with Raspberry, roughly chopped
  • 100g raspberries, plus extra to serve
  • 30g flaked almonds
  • 300ml double cream
  • 1 vanilla pod, halved and seeds scraped out

Method

7 steps
  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven to 180°C/ 160°C fan/ gas 4. Line the base and sides of a 23cm round springform cake tin.

  2. Step 2

    Put plums and brown sugar into a bowl and stir well, then set aside until needed.

  3. Step 3

    Tip the butter and 200g caster sugar into a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric whisk until pale and creamy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Spoon in the yoghurt, flour, baking powder and mixed spice then beat again until well combined.

  4. Step 4

    Fold through the ground almonds and chocolate, then pour the cake batter into the prepared tin and smooth out.

  5. Step 5

    Spoon over the plums, top with raspberries and sprinkle with flaked almonds. Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 1 hr, or until just cooked through.

  6. Step 6

    Meanwhile, pour the double cream into a mixing bowl and add the remaining 2 tbsp caster sugar and vanilla seeds then whisk to form soft peaks.

  7. Step 7

    Remove the cake from the tin and allow to cool slightly. Slice and serve with extra raspberries and vanilla cream.