Name: Plum & almond pudding
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 8 ripe plums , quartered and stoned -; Pinch cinnamon -; zest 2 lemons -; 4 tbsp brandy (optional) -; 100g soft butter -; 100g light brown sugar -; 2 eggs -; 100g self-raising flour -; 50g ground almonds -; 3 tbsp flaked almond -; clotted cream , to serve -

Ingredients for - Plum & almond pudding

1. 8 ripe plums , quartered and stoned

2. Pinch cinnamon

3. zest 2 lemons

4. 4 tbsp brandy (optional)

5. 100g soft butter

6. 100g light brown sugar

7. 2 eggs

8. 100g self-raising flour

9. 50g ground almonds

10. 3 tbsp flaked almond

11. clotted cream , to serve

How to cook deliciously - Plum & almond pudding

1 . Stage

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Toss the plums, cinnamon, lemon zest and brandy, if using, together in a bowl, then leave to macerate while you make the batter.

2 . Stage

Cream the butter and sugar with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy, add the eggs one at a time, then tip in the flour and ground almonds. Mix until completely combined.

3 . Stage

Tip the fruit into a buttered shallow baking dish, spoon over the cake batter, then sprinkle over the flaked almonds. Bake for 35-40 mins until browned and cooked through. Test if the pudding is ready by inserting a skewer. If it comes out clean, the pudding is ready; if there is some batter on the skewer, then give it a few mins more. Remove from the oven and serve warm with clotted cream.