Upside Down Plum Passionfruit Cake
BySylvie Taylor @ Roamingtaste
Photo by Sylvie @ Roamingtaste
- Serves
- 10
- Prep Time
- 20 Minutes
- Cook Time
- 50 Minutes
Upside cakes are one of those easy pretty cakes and this one has very little flour and a spiced passionfruit syrup to accompany the plums.
Ingredients
- Syrup
- 1/3 cup water
- 4 tablespoon superfine/caster sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 passionfruit pulp
- Cake
- 60 gram butter, room temperature
- 2/3 cup superfine/caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 3/4 cup plain flour
- 1/4 cup polenta
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 plums, sliced into 1/8 slices and pit removed
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Directions
- Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F and greaseproof your cake tin.
- Step 2
Place the water, sugar and clove into a saucepan on medium heat, until the sugar has dissolved, allowing to simmer for approximately 3 minutes. Remove the clove and add the passionfruit pulp and allow to simmer for a further 3 minutes.
- Step 3
Pour into your cake tin and smooth out evenly and lay the sliced plums down into the syrup around the baking tin. Set aside.
- Step 4
Meanwhile, place the butter and sugar into a bowl and beat until combined. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and whip until well combined and fluffy.
- Step 5
Add the salt and Greek yogurt and fold until well combined and smooth.
- Step 6
Add the almond flour, polenta, plain flour, baking soda and baking powder and fold through until the batter is smooth.
- Step 7
Pour on top of the plums and spread out evenly.
- Step 8
Place in the oven and bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown on top and a skewer comes out clean in the center.
- Step 9
Remove and allow to cool for 5 minutes before flipping over onto a plate.
- Step 10
Allow to cool.
- Step 11
Serve with a little whipped cream or Greek yogurt if you wish.