Ingredients

• 300 g - flour or maida
• 250 g - butter
• 250 g - powdered sugar
• 3 eggs (whites beaten well separately)
• 1 tsp - baking powder
• 2 tsp - chopped orange or lemon peel
• 100g - black currants, chopped
• 2tps - date syrup (for colour)
• 2 - cloves
• 2 - small pieces of cinnamon, powdered
• 1 tsp - vanilla essence
• 1/4 tsp - salt

How to Make Simple Plum Cake

• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together.
• Dust the orange/ lemon peel and chopped black currants with a little flour.
• Cream the butter and sugar well.
• Add egg yolks, date syrup, cinnamon and clove powder and vanilla.
• Essence and mix well.
• Add the orange/ lemon peel and black currants.
• Slowly add the egg whites and flour and fold in well.
• If the mixture is too thick, add a little milk.
• Pour into a greased and papered baking tin or dish and bake in a slow oven for about 40-45 mins.
• Remove from the oven when done and set aside to cool.