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Roasted Plum Brown Sugar Cakes … delicious desserts!

2009/10/23 / 38 Comments
“What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?”
Logan Pearsall Smith

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T’was the day after Diwali, and the bazaars were finally nice and empty. The festive frenzy had ceased, & I could stroll at leisure. The fruit vendor came to me with a clutch of plums, firm, large & very tempting. While he tried to talk me into buying them, I could see Aran‘s beautiful Roasted Plum Muscavado Sugar Cakes in the back of my head. I didn’t need convincing at all! Came home bounding with renewed energy. Yes, indeed a bonanza to find some plums when fall is here, and time for a bake with fruit again. 8plm+cake+aran1Made the cakes with whatever I had on hand. Me, being me, the adventurous ‘substitution baker’ played around. No muscavado sugar here, so used soft brown sugar. Didn’t have sour cream, so used my own oft-used concoction of hung yogurt, low fat cream & a dash of lime juice. Also added some almond meal to it. I still have a bagful I made for my escapades with French macarons in eager anticipation of ‘feet’! 2
I like the addition of almond meal to bakes. It adds oomph to the texture, making each bite more interesting, and is also nutritionally good. Just 1/4 to 1/2 cup of almond meal in desserts is becoming more of a norm with me. So far, the experiments have ended on a positive note! 9plm+cake+aran3These turned out to be pretty cakes indeed, and the house smelt so good. I made just half the recipe, using my 3″ tart rings I had bought from a trip into Old Delhi not too long ago. I love an opportunity to use them, and this was just the thing. 3Petit fours, individually plated desserts etc are the love of my life. A little dusting of sugar, a tiny dollop of cream, just the tiniest hint of silver leaf, a few slivers of almonds … all dressed up & looking good!! 5Just the way I like it…

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Roasted Plum and Soft Brown Sugar Cakes
adapted from this recipe @ Canelle et Vanille
Makes 6 mini cakes, 3″ each
Ingredients:
90 grams butter, room temperature
75 grams soft brown sugar sugar
60 grams granulated sugar
Zest of 1 lime
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
90 grams sour cream (I used a mix of hung yogurt + 1 tbsps low fat cream + juice of 1/2 lime)
90 grams flour
30gms almond meal
1/2 tsp baking powder
2-3 firm, ripe plums
Soft brown sugar for sprinklingmkng+collageplm+cake+aran Method:
Cream butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, lime zest and vanilla together until light. Add the egg, and beat. Scrape the bowl well. Add the sour cream and mix. Add the flour and baking powder and mix until batter comes together.
Lightly butter and flour mini cake molds (I used tart rings that are 3″x1″). Pipe the batter into the molds. Place thin slices of plum on top and sprinkle with some more brown sugar.
Bake at 180CF for about 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Wait until slightly cool to unmold them gently. recipe+final

Serve warm, with a little dollop of cream, if desired!

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Posted by Deeba @ PAB

About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.

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38 Comments

  • Barbara Bakes

    2009/10/23 at 5:30 am Reply

    You were definitely shaking some trees when you made these! Beautiful! I saw the addition of almond meal in a cranberry crumb bar today too. I'm going to have to give it a try!

  • Rosa's Yummy Yums

    2009/10/23 at 6:19 am Reply

    what cute little cakes! Exactly the kind of sweet treat I love.

    Cheers and have a great time,

    Rosa

  • Terecita

    2009/10/23 at 2:15 pm Reply

    Wow!! It has been so long since I have been to your site (or anybody else's)… trying to get back in the groove of blogging. Your site definitely makes want to do this everyday.'

    Those cakes look AMAZING!! I love all the detailed pictures. It makes me feel like I can just grab it off the screen and start eating!

  • Asha @ FSK

    2009/10/23 at 3:46 pm Reply

    Heyy.. you already know I love them but I'll say it again.. they look soo scrumptuous..

    I do almond thing too.. like the depth of flavor that it adds and it is my fav nut of all.. so a bit more is always good :DD

  • Jane

    2009/10/23 at 5:47 pm Reply

    Deeba, such beautiful little cakes! You never run out of ideas for wonderful desserts, and everything you make is always so, so pretty.

  • Gera @ SweetsFoods

    2009/10/23 at 11:08 pm Reply

    Your sweet treats are always sublime Deeba! The cakes are brilliant 🙂
    Have a great weekend!

    Cheers,

    Gera

  • 5 Star Foodie

    2009/10/24 at 3:11 am Reply

    These cakes sound absolutely delicious! I love the combination of almond & plum flavor!

  • Anushruti

    2009/10/24 at 8:33 am Reply

    Hi Deeba, Your cake looks stunning! I use jaggery powder to substitute muscovado and trust me it comes quite close. The deep dark flavours are not missed at all!

  • Natashya KitchenPuppies

    2009/10/24 at 2:13 pm Reply

    Lovely! I just love plum cakes. The way the juices seep into the cake and the plums soften and mellow.
    They look gorgeous!

  • lobstersandwich

    2009/10/24 at 3:29 pm Reply

    Here I am ,trying to leave my computer and get into my" outside world" day….and what happens? I say" Just one more minute while I check Deeba's website" and now I'm hooked! I want to make these amazing cakes!! Thank you. They look and sound "out-of-this-world"
    Cheers
    SAUCY

  • Barbara

    2009/10/24 at 3:53 pm Reply

    Great job on the photos! They make me want to reach right in and grab one of those brown sugar cakes. Aren't plums great?

  • Elra

    2009/10/24 at 9:51 pm Reply

    Wow Deeba, that little plum cakes look so adorable. Soft brwon sugar sounds perfect for this pretty cakes.

  • Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

    2009/10/25 at 9:58 am Reply

    Beautiful job as always Deeba! And best of luck with the ever elusive macaron feet. I think you'll ace it! 😉

  • Lucy

    2009/10/25 at 5:49 pm Reply

    Mmm I love mini desserts and these look stunning! They also look extremely tasty and moreish 🙂

  • Lucy

    2009/10/25 at 5:49 pm Reply

    Mmm I love mini desserts and these look stunning! They also look extremely tasty and moreish 🙂

  • Lucy

    2009/10/25 at 5:49 pm Reply

    Mmm I love mini desserts and these look stunning! They also look extremely tasty and moreish 🙂

  • Lucy

    2009/10/25 at 5:49 pm Reply

    Mmm I love mini desserts and these look stunning! They also look extremely tasty and moreish 🙂

  • Micah

    2009/10/29 at 5:08 pm Reply

    Nice blog you got right here… I enjoyed reading your posts. I'm sure I'll visit here more often. Anyway, if you are interested, you can take a look at these amazing French macaroons and Almond macaroon cookies I've been trying to make.. It's very hard though… 🙂 If you know how to make these, maybe you could give me some tips. Thanks!

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