Ingredients

• For Sponge:
• 2 cups - plain flour.
• 1.25 cups - ground sugar.
• 1 cup - milk powder.
• 1.5 cups - milk.
• 3/4 tsp - baking powder.
• 1/2 tsp - baking soda.
• 100 g - butter.
• 3 to 4 drops - vanilla essence| For plum mixture:
• 3 large - plums.
• 1/4 cup - sugar.
• 1 tbsp - lemon juice| Other ingredients:
• 1.5 cups - sweetened whipped cream.

How to Make Plums Cup Cakes

• Put stiff whipped cream in a large star-nuzzled icing bag. Refrigerate till required| For plum mixture:
• Peel and chop plums.
• Add sugar, heat on slow flame, till sugar melts.
• Add 50 ml water, allow to simmer for 2 minutes.
• Add lemon juice, stir. Take off fire and cool.
• Strain, saving both plums and liquid separately.
• For sponge:
• Keep aside till required.
• Melt butter in a deep bowl.
• Mix together, flour, sugar and milk powder in another bowl.
• Add some flour mixture and milk to butter, alternating.
• Mix while adding, till all flour and milk is consumed.
• Add essence, both soda and baking powder. Beat well till smooth and light.
• Pour into small paper tart cases or muffin cups till 2/3 full.
• Bake in preheat oven at 160 C for 20-25 minutes.
• Pierce and check to see that skewer comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Scoop out a crater on top of each muffin.
• Sprinkle liberally with drained plum liquid.
• Place a spoonful of plums in crater.
• Pipe out a swirl of whipped cream over plum muffin.
• Serve individually.