Hawkes Bay Plum & White Chocolate Crumble Cake

Name: Hawkes Bay Plum & White Chocolate Crumble Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 180g butter, softened; 2 tsp vanilla essence; 300g sugar; 3 eggs; 180g sour cream; 185g self-raising flour; 300g white chocolate; 75g plain flour; 40g custard powder; 1 c 800g tin plums, drained, stone removed; 110g plain flour; 75g brown sugar; 80g butter, diced; 30g sliced almonds

This Crumble Cake combines two of the best tasting desserts - Crumble & Cake. Match that with Hawkes Bay Plums and White chocolate served with Kapiti's Natural Yoghurt and you're onto a winner.

Prep Time

15 MINS

Cook Time

1 HOURS 5 MINS

Serves

8

Ingredients

Cake

180g butter, softened
2 tsp vanilla essence
300g sugar
3 eggs
180g sour cream
185g self-raising flour
300g white chocolate
75g plain flour
40g custard powder
1 c 800g tin plums, drained, stone removed

Almond Crumble

110g plain flour
75g brown sugar
80g butter, diced
30g sliced almonds

Method

Crumble

Combine flour and sugar. Rub butter with flour and sugar with fingers to create uneven lumps.

Cake

Line a large cake pan with baking paper on the bottom and sides.
Beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs one at a time.
Beat in sour cream.
Fold in flour and custard powder, be careful not to overmix.
Break up the white chocolate in small pieces.
Spread half of the cake mix in the large pan.
Break up the plums and spread over the base on top of the cake mix.
Sprinkle over half the white chocolate and half the crumble mix.
Repeat with the rest of the cake mix, plums, white chocolate and rest of the crumble mix.
Bake at 150 degrees for 45mins. Turn and bake for a further 20mins.
Leave to cool and then serve with Kāpiti's Natural Yoghurt