Damson Cake Recipe

Mixture Ingredients

• 13 oz Flour
• 4 fl oz Milk (Warm)
• 3 oz Caster Sugar
• 2 oz Butter (Softened)
• 1 oz Yeast
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Lemon Zest (Grated)
• 1 Egg (Beaten)

Topping Ingredients

• 4 lb Damsons (Chopped)
• 3 tbl Sugar
• 2 tsp Cinnamon

Method

1. Take a small bowl and combine the yeast and teaspoon of sugar. Cover and set aside.
2. In a saucepan over a medium heat, mix together the butter, caster sugar, salt and flour.
3. Add the yeast mixture and stir well.
4. Remove from saucepan and knead to a dough.
5. Spread the dough out on a greased baking sheet and cover with damsons.
6. Place in an oven preheated to 350 F and bake for about 30 minutes.
7. For the topping, combine the cinnamon and sugar.
8. Sprinkle over the cake.
9. Let it cool on a wire rack before serving.