This tart is one of the simplest, quickest cakes you can prepare with the wow factor of the way the fruit is presented.
Ingredients
- 100 g butter softened
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 2 egg
- 1 orange zested
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1/4 cup plain flour
- 2 dark plum
- 1 tsp icing sugar *to serve
Method
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Step 1Preheat oven to 190C. Grease and line a 23cm round springform baking tin with greaseproof paper.
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Step 2Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add in 1 egg and beat well until combined, then add in the remaining egg and mix well.
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Step 3Sift the flour into the bowl and add in the almond meal and orange zest and gently fold through using a spatula. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and spread over evenly.
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Step 4To prepare the plums, cut in half and remove the stone. Then cut each half into 5 even wedges. Place the wedges on top of mixture gently pressing them down. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until golden and you can insert a skewer that comes out clean.
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Step 5Dust with icing sugar to serve.
Equipment
- 23cm non-stick springform pan
- 1 sieve
- 1 silicon spatula
Recipe Notes
If plums are not in season you can substitute by using other fruit like pear or nectarines.
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