Warm Honey Plum Cake

Whether paired with a dollop of whipped cream or enjoyed on its own, this Warm Honey Plum Cake is sure to become a new favorite dessert.

1 cup sifted cake flour (about 4 oz)
½ cup sugar (about 4 oz)
2 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch of salt
7 tablespoons melted butter (about 3.5 oz)
½ cup warm milk (about 4 oz)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 ½ pounds stoned, sliced plums (about 680 grams), tossed in 1 tablespoon of honey

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
Place the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt to a mixing bowl and stir together.
In another bowl whisk together the butter, milk, vanilla, and lastly whisk in the eggs and orange zest.
Stir the flour into the wet ingredients.
Arrange the plums into the base of a buttered pie dish.
Spoon over the batter and bake for 25-30minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Five minutes before the cake is ready, melt the honey and butter together and stir until combined.
Remove the cake from the oven and pour over the hot honey butter mixture, while the cake is hot.