Plum and almond loaf

Name: Plum and almond loaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 175 g Lurpak Unsalted Butter, softened and cut into cubes, plus extra for greasing; 150 g self-raising flour; 100 g ground almonds; 150 g Billingtons Golden Caster Sugar; 3 eggs, beaten; few drops almond extract; 300 g plums, stones removed

If you're looking for an afternoon treat with a cup of tea, then this is the perfect recipe. The sweet plums and almond blend together wonderfully in this quick to prepare loaf cake.

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Serves10
CourseCake
Prepare10 mins
Cook1 hr 30 mins
Total time1 hr 40 mins

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175g Lurpak Unsalted Butter, softened and cut into cubes, plus extra for greasing
150g self-raising flour
100g ground almonds
150g Billingtons Golden Caster Sugar
3 eggs, beaten
few drops almond extract
300g plums, stones removed

For the topping

2 plums, stones removed
6 tbsp plum jam
flaked almonds, to decorate

Preheat the oven to 160C, gas mark 3. Grease and line a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment. Put the flour and ground almonds in a large bowl, then add the butter, sugar, eggs and almond extract. Beat together with an electric mixer for 4-5 minutes until pale and fluffy. 
Chop the plums and stir through evenly, spoon into the tin and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes – 1 hour 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. 
For the topping, cut the plums into wedges. Just before serving the cake, warm the jam, then sieve and brush over the top of the cake. Add the plum wedges and brush again. Scatter over the almonds to serve.

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