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Plum batter cake

5
Points® value
Total Time
48 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
33 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
This is a perfect early autumn dessert. Slices of plum lightly cooked then baked in batter in small gratin dishes and served with a light fruit sauce.

Ingredients

Plums

6 medium, about 400g

Apple juice

250 ml, as purchased

Cinnamon Stick

5 g, (use 1 stick)

Calorie controlled cooking spray

5 spray(s)

White Self Raising Flour

30 g

Almonds

30 g, ground

Granulated sugar

10 g, (vanilla)

Caster Sugar

10 g

Skimmed Milk

100 ml

Quark, fat free, plain

50 g

Egg, whole, raw

1 medium, raw

Icing Sugar

1 teaspoon(s), level, to dust

Instructions

  1. Heat the oven to Gas Mark 5/190°C/375°F. Halve and stone the plums. Slice half in wedges and chop the rest. Heat a non-stick frying pan and when hot lay in the sliced plums in a single layer and pour over a third of the apple juice.
  2. Cook on a high heat for about 3 minutes until the plums have softened and the juice has evaporated.
  3. Spray some low fat spray into four small gratin dishes, about 120ml capacity (or use large ramekin dishes). Arrange the sliced plums on top.
  4. Beat together the flour, almonds, 2 sugars, milk, quark and egg to a thick batter. Spoon over plums. Place the dishes on a flat metal tray and bake for 15-20 minutes until risen and golden brown.
  5. Meanwhile, put the chopped plums into a small saucepan with the remaining juice and cinnamon stick. Bring to the boil, and then simmer until soft, about 10 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick and blend the plums and juice to a sauce. Cool and pour into a small jug. Serve the plum puddings dusted with icing sugar and serve the sauce separately.