The British plum season starts in late July with the Opal variety and finishes in mid-to late-September with the Marjorie Seedling. Each variety has a 2-3 week season. British plums develop an ...

Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7 (200C fan). Sprinkle the sugar over the base of the cake tin in an even layer. Arrange the plums on top of the sugar, cut-side down. Roll out the marzipan ...

This chocolate plum cake with sticky muscovado crumble, once cooled, enjoy it as a cake or as a sweet-afters served warm with custard or ice cream. The delicious Muscovado sugar melts into a ...