Upside-Down Almond Plum Cake: A Malaysian Twist

Dessert

During summertime, we relish the tiny, delectable yellow fruits called mirabelles! For our dessert, we opted to bake a super-moist cake which is incredibly simple to whip up. The blend of mirabelles with almonds, then glazed and roasted until golden post-baking, ensures it will steal the show once served towards the end of your dining experience! Follow each detail closely so you won’t lose even a morsel of understanding from our instructions, complemented by images and a video guide.

Ingredients

For the uppermost layer of the cake:

20 mirabelle
plums
50g softened
butter
100g
sugar
65g sliced
almonds

For the dough:

25 mirabelle plums
100g softened butter
1 tbsp
vanilla
extract
75g brown sugar
220g flour
5g baking powder
3 eggs
10cl milk
25g almond powder

Materials

1 square mold 20cm x 20cm

Preparation

Step 1:

For the upper layer of the cake: Mix together melted butter with sugar. Evenly spread this mix across the base of your baking pan and let it cook in an oven pre-heated to 350°F (180°C) for about 10 minutes.
Step 2:

Take the mold out of the oven and scatter some sliced almonds inside. Clean, cut in half, and remove the pits from the mirabelles. Arrange the halved fruits over the sliced almonds and leave them aside.
Step 3:

To prepare the dough: Use a hand mixer to blend the soft butter with the sugar until it becomes smooth. Incorporate the eggs and continue mixing until everything is thoroughly mixed.
Step 4:

Incorporate the flour, baking powder, and almond powder into the mixture. Next, stir in the milk along with the vanilla extract, ensuring all ingredients blend together nicely. Slowly incorporate the flour in three stages, making sure to thoroughly combine after adding each portion until you achieve a perfectly smooth batter.
Step 5:

Rinse the mirabelles, cut them in half, and take out the seeds. Gently mix the fruit into the batter with a spatula. Then pour this mixture evenly over the mirabelles inside the dish.
Step 6:

Bake in the middle of the preheated oven at 350°F (180°C) for about 30 minutes, or until the cake’s surface turns golden and feels springy when touched lightly. Ensure a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean as well.
Step 7:

Once removed from the mold, you can serve the cake directly. Otherwise, you can put it in the oven using the grill function for about 5 minutes to toast the sliced almonds.
Step 8:

There you go; it’s all set!