Tangy plums set in a soft pistachio cake batter and drizzled with a yogurt icing, tinged pretty pink with plum juice. A comforting early autumnal cake using stone fruit from summer just passed. Lightly sweet with a warm and slightly salty nutty crumb. The cake is not dense but it is not airy either, a perfect in between state. The original cake is an almond and fruit cake from my grandmothers handwritten recipe archives….
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I roasted some plums in honey and ground cinnamon then placed them on a bed of velvety baked cream cheese and mascarpone. I added cardamom and ginger into the biscuit crust for some autumnal warmth. This cheesecake is creamy rather than cakey thanks to the mascarpone but this does mean it needs a longer sit time in the fridge to set and if you don't bake it long enough the centre can collapse a little under the weight of warm plums.
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