Cinnamon Plum Cake

• Halve 500g plums and destone (I use about 8-10 plums depending on size. If fresh plums are unavailable, I use tinned plums)

• Beat together 250gms of softened butter with 1 cup of caster sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence until light and fluffy.

• While still beating add, one at a time, 2 large eggs.

• Into this mixture sieve 2 1/2 cups of plain flour and 2 teaspoons of baking powder and then incorporate well.

• Spoon 2/3 of the mixture onto the bottom of a 22cm spring form tin, lined with baking paper. (Actually, I grease a 23cm tin and always forget the baking paper!)

• Arrange plums on the top of the mixture.

• To the remaining 1/3 of mixture, add
  1. 1 cup of dessicated coconut (I use shredded coconut)
  2. 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
  3. 1/2 cup of plain flour
  fork through to make a crumble topping which is then sprinkled on top of the plums.

• Bake in 180C oven for approximately 1 hour.