Found this recipe and it is absolutely wonderful, made it with our newly ripened Victoria’s.  Have it on its own with coffee or with a stop of cream for pudding: 225g Caster Sugar, 150g Butter, 3 eggs, 1tsp Vanilla essence, grated zest of 1 lemon, 200g Self-Raising Flour, 1tsp Baking powder, 1/2 tsp ground ginger, 1tsp cinnamon, 3tbsp milk, 6-8 Plums, stoned and pitted Preheat oven to 180C, grease and line 24cm springform tin. Reserve 1tsp sugar for topping, beat [...]

I always make this cake when the rhubarb is in season and it has proved a huge hit in the teashop as well as being my most requested recipe. 125g  butter, plus more for greasing the tin 125g caster sugar, plus 5tbsp for the rhubarb 3 large eggs, beaten 2 tsp vanilla extract 125g self-raising flour 725g rhubarb, trimmed and cut into 2.5cm lengths Icing sugar for dusting   Beat the butter and 125g caster sugar together until pale and [...]