Plum Cake with Compote

By á-2799

Ingredients

• Compote:
• 1 1/2 c ap flour
• 1 c sugar
• 1/2 c butter softened
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 c greek yogurt
• 1 tsp lime rind grated
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 c plums, pitted and chopped
• 1 c plum jam
• 1/4 c cranberry juice1/4 c port
• 6 plums (1 1/4 lbs) pitted and cut into 8 pcs each

Preparation

Step 1

To make the cake, preheat the oven to 350. Butter a 2L loaf pan and line the base of it with parchment paper.
Combine flour, sugar, butter, baking powder, salt, yogurt, rind and eggs in one large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until well combined (about 3 minutes) Stir in plums.
Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake for 50-65 minutes, until cake tester comes out clean. If it seems to be browning too much, place a piece of parchment over the top. Place baked cake on rack and cool for 30 minutes. Remove from pan, remove paper and let cool completely.
To make the compote, place jam, juice and port in a pot over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, until jam is liquified (about 3 minutes) Reduce heat to medium low, add plums and poach in liquid until slightly softened (5-7 minutes) Remove plums, raise heat and boil sauce down until slightly thickened (5-10 minutes) Return plums and cool.