Go Back
–+ servings
A hand lifts a slice of crumbly plum oat cake from a white plate. The cake has a golden, crunchy oat topping and a layer of cooked plums visible inside. Whole plums are blurred in the background.
Print Recipe
No ratings yet

Plum Crumble Cake Recipe

Prep Time50 minutes
WORK TIME15 minutes
Cuisine: World
Servings: 10 yields

Ingredients

For the filling:

  • 500 Plums
  • Lemon zest
  • 3 tablespoons 37g Brown/white Sugar
  • 30 g Cornstarch

For the crumble:

  • 1¼ 125g Rolled oats
  • 1 cup 125g Plain flour or whole wheat flour
  • ½ cup 115g Butter, softened
  • ¼ cup 50g Brown/white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • Pinch Salt

Instructions

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Preheat oven to 180C (350F). Line the bottom and the sides of a 8-inch (20cm) round cake pan with parchment paper.
    2. Prepare the filling: cut the plums in half, remove the pit, then cut each half into 3-4 pieces. Transfer the plums into a large bowl and add sugar, lemon zest and cornstarch. Mix well and set aside.
    3. Make the crumble: in a large bowl, mix oats, flour, salt, sugar and baking powder. Add softened butter and rub with your fingertips until the mixture resembles crumbs.  
    4. Assemble the cake: spread half of the crumble on the bottom of the pan. Using a spoon or the bottom of a glass, press evenly the mixture. Them spread the filling on top of the crust. And sprinkle the remaining half of the crumble on top.
    5. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
    6. Release from the pan and serve with vanilla ice cream.

Video