A wonderfully moist, fresh plum cake from The Kitchen Diaries I: A Year in the Kitchen with Nigel Slater (page 278) by Nigel Slater

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  • eliza on September 18, 2022

    Very nice cake, however we found it a bit too sweet and I thought it a bit too moist. I used about 10 plums in mine. The search for the perfect plum cake continues. Update: I froze the extra pieces and they kept very well and defrosted perfectly.

  • Jane on April 26, 2020

    I was looking for an almond cake with plums and this popped up in my search. When I looked at the Notes I found I had made it back in 2012. I enjoyed it just as much this time. I used 4 large plums - as mfto says his plums must be tiny if he used 16.

  • mfto on August 02, 2015

    p 276 Today is the 3rd day since I baked this cake. I just had a piece for my breakfast and it is still delicious. My plums were not fully ripe, tart but flavorful. That is the way I like most fruit. My husband is a fruit lover and on the first day he said the cake was delicious. On the second day he had a piece but I was afraid to ask. Here's the thing. The title tells it all. Yes it is "wonderfully moist" to me but some might say "too moist". Perhaps it should be classified as a cake cobbler if there is such a thing. The recipe calls for 16 plums! A blogger I consulted watched Nigel make the cake on TV and reported that his plums were tiny. She suggested 4 or 5. My plums were large and I used 4. He also urges the use of a large metal spoon for folding in dry ingredients. I used a large rubber spatula which worked fine. The blogger also recommended a teaspoon of almond extract. Very good call. My cake took 40 minutes and was perfectly cooked.

  • Jane on October 15, 2012

    Perfect fall dessert. As he says, very moist. Juicy slices of plum encased in tender almond cake studded with nuts (I used pecans rather than walnuts because I prefer them). It looked really pretty too - many slices of fruit sink but enough sit on top surrounded by browned almond batter for a good presentation.

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