chocolaty plum cake

I really wanna share the recipe of this mouthwatering homemade cake with secret ingredient to give bittersweet  flavor to cake, the another reason for using plums is i had overripe plums in my fridge and don't wanna throw them. So gave a thought to make compote out of it and used that compote to bake a cake and it turned out so well. You can also use your leftover compote serving with Greek yogurt or bake yogurt.

INGREDIENTS

1. 10 tablespoon butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pan
2. 1 cup light brown sugar
3. 1/2 cup yogurt
4. 1.5 cups unbleached all purpose flour
5. 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
6. 1 teaspoon baking powder
7. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8. 2 tablespoon plum compote
9. 1/2 cup chocolate chunks
10. 1/2 teaspoon salt

For compote

1. 300ml boiling water
2. 150 gram caster sugar
3. 500 gram plums, stones removed
4. 1 cinnamon sticks
5. 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 

METHOD:

• Heat a large saucepan and pour in the boiling water. Add the sugar and let the mixture bubble for 30 seconds.
• Add the plums and cinnamon sticks and  and let it simmer for 10-12 minutes.
• Remove the plums, and simmer the sauce, stir gently until it thickens, then pour over the plums and leave to cool before adding.

BAKE THE CAKE

• Preheat the oven at 180'C, with a rack in the middle position, butter a 9'inch pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar, until creamy for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add yogurt, vanilla extract and plum compote beat for another minute, then add chocolate chunks and nicely fold in batter.
• Add the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt and mix well.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until set. Don't overbake, or the cake will be dry.
• Cool completely, remove the sides of the pan, and serve.