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    Piece of cake

    Oct 12, 2020 4 minutes
    Food Director NICI WICKES

    Gluten-free chocolate and plum cake

    Serves 10-12

    The main feature of this cake is not that it’s gluten free, nor that it is studded with deliciously tangy plums. It’s that it somehow manages to be light and rich at the same time. Serve it warm for a perfect dessert.

    100g butter
    100g dark chocolate (at least 65% cocoa), chopped
    4 medium eggs
    1 cup caster sugar
    1 cup ground almonds
    3 black Doris plums (fresh or tinned), drained, halved and stones removed
    Cocoa and icing sugar for dusting
    Whipped cream to serve
    Edible flowers to garnish (I used violets and calendula)

    Preheat the oven to 170°C fan bake. Grease the sides of

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