Gluten Free - Plum and Cinnamon Cake

Had a ladies bible study lunch to attend and had loads of plums in my fruit basket. Lovely cake easy to make, takes a little longer to bake then most but you could be doing something else while it is in the oven. 

Preheat the oven to 160oC / 140oC Fan / 325oF / Gas 3

Put butter and sugar into a mixing bowl and whisk till light and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, whisking after each addition. Sift in flour and cinnamon, add the ground almonds and whisk again. Spoon the batter into the prepared tin and level the surface. 

Arrange the plums, cut side up over the top of the cake and scatter over the blueberries and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2hrs or until cake is firm to the touch and knife I settled into the middle comes out clean. 

Remove from the oven and let cool in the tin for 10 mins then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely. Dust with icing sugar and serve with whipped cream. 

This cake with keep for up to 3 days in an airtight container. 

Cinnamon, Banana and Maple pancakes

Super simple tasty pancakes. Wanted to make something nice for breakfast but didn't want anything greasy. I usually put a serving plate in a warm oven too keep the pancakes warm.

Serves 4 - 6

125g (4oz) plain flour
2 tsp cinnamon (can use less)
Pinch salt
1 egg
300ml (1/4pint) milk
Sunflower oil / butter for frying

To serve

4 large bananas
Honey or maple syrup to drizzle

1. Sift the flour, cinnamon and salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and crack in the egg. Using a balloon whisk, gradually beat in the milk to make a smooth batter.

2. Heat a pan add a few drops of oil or butter, when hot not smoking, ladle in batter and quickly swirl it to cover the pan thinly. Cook for a minute or so on each side, then place on to a plate(s) in a warm oven.

3. Repeat until all the pancakes are cooked. Serve on warm plates with sliced bananas, drizzled with your favourite syrup.

Enjoy. X x X