The first Victoria plums, early this year because of the sunshine, deserve a cake. They will be delicious in a plum version of Apple Cake, but this simple upside down version works well too.
8ins/20cm sandwich tin
Oven at No5/175
Butter the tin, base and sides quite generously and then sprinkle it all round with sugar and cinnamon - about 2 tablespoons of sugar mixed first with cinnamon. Halve enough plums to fill the base of the tin.
100g butter out of the fridge
10og sugar
100g plain flour plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
Beat the softened butter with the sugar, in a food processor, with a hand whisk or a wooden spoon. Beat in the eggs and flour - it can all go in at once. If the mixture seems at all stiff, add a teaspoon or so of milk.
Spoon the mixture over the plums, not worrying too much as it will spread in the oven.
Bake 25-30 minutes till risen and golden and your tester comes out dry. Put on a rack to cool and run a knife around the edge to make sure it will come away. Turn it out onto a plate and eat warm or cold.
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