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At their peak, plentiful and affordable: Five plum perfect bakes for the weekend

Sweet, tart, and bursting with juicy flavour, plums are the unsung heroes of the baking world. Load up a basket and preheat the oven – it’s time to bake up something plum-tastic.

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This crostata recipe works with various fruity fillings.

Andrew McConnell’s blood plum crostata

  • 2 hrs +
  • Andrew McConnell
Plum and semolina shortcake.

Karen Martini’s semolina, almond and blood plum cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Helen Goh’s blood plum cake with cardamom crust.
EASY

Helen Goh’s blood plum cake with cardamom sugar crust

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Plum, blackberry & hazelnut shortcake. Karen Martini PLUM recipes for Epicure and Good Food. Photographed by Marina Oliphant. Styling by CAROLINE VELIK. Photographed March 5th, 2013. The Age Newspaper and The Sydney Morning Herald.

Plum, blackberry and hazelnut shortcake

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Plum and hazelnut streusel cake.

Plum and spiced hazelnut streusel cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
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