for 12 pieces

Batter

200 g	butter, cut into pieces
4	eggs, beaten
150 g	sugar
1 parcel	vanilla sugar
1 pinch	salt
1	organic lemon, use a little grated zest
200 g	white flour
2 tsp	baking powder
50 g	flaked almonds

Mirabelle plums

500 g	mirabelle plums, halved, pitted
2 tbsp	almonds, coarsely chopped
2 tbsp	flaked almonds

To bake

icing sugar, to dust

How it's done

Batter

Melt the butter in a pan, allow to cool slightly. Whisk the eggs, sugar, vanilla sugar and salt together in a bowl. Gradually pour in the butter, stirring constantly. Mix in the lemon zest. Combine the flour, baking powder and almond flakes, mix into the batter. Transfer the batter to the prepared tin.

Mirabelle plums

Spread the mirabelles over the cake mixture, then sprinkle the almonds and almond flakes on top.

To bake

Approx. 50 mins. in the lower half of an oven preheated to 180 °C. Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, remove the tin frame, slide the cake onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely. Dust with a little icing sugar.

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