Plum and Blackberry Lamingtons

Lamingtons with a crumbly twist!

30 minutes prep

1 - 2 hour cook

Serves 9

Chris Cahill

Ingredients

125gUnsalted Butter

220gCaster Sugar

1/2 TspVanilla Extract

3Large Eggs

260gPlain Flour

3.5 Tsp Baking Powder

125mlMilk

Damson Plum Jam

Blackberry or Blackcurrant Jam

2Plums

9Blackcurrants

Streusel Topping:

80gSugar

25gLight Brown Sugar

210gPlain Flour

155gSalted Butter (Soft)

1 to 2 TspSweet Cinnamon Powder

These are lamingtons build for the autumn, a classic butter sponge containing a layer of tart blackberry jam. Serve them dipped in a damson plum coating and then covered with a cinnamon streusel.

Method

Preheat oven to 180ºC

Sift flour and baking powder together.

Grease an 8″ Square baking tin and line with baking paper.

Beat butter, sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium high speed until light and fluffy

Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing after each addition.

Add half the flour and gently fold to combine, then stir in half the milk. Repeat with remaining flour and milk.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for around 25 minutes.

Stand for 5 minutes then move to a cake rack to cool completely.

While your cake is cooling prepare the streusel topping. Combine the sugars, cubed butter, flour and Cinnamon then mix with fingers until combined. The mixture should come together in small clumps. If the clumps are too large add a little more flour and break part.

Spread out onto a baking sheet and chill for 30 mins, then bake for 12 to 15 or until golden brown.

When baked put to one side to cool.

Divide your cake into equal square portions then slice each square in half to fill with a layer of Blackcurrant Jam.

Empty the jar or damson jam into a bowl ready to dip your cakes into. For a smoother dip blitz up the jam in a food processor first. Pour in a little hot water to thin then dip your Lamingtons. Let the excess drip off then cover with your cooled streusel.

For extra flair pipe a rosette of vanilla buttercream on top and adorn with a single slice of plum and blackberry and finish is another scatter of streusel.