I am not a food stylist and my photographs are not edited. I use the natural light in my kitchen. And the same plates over and over again. The photos of my plum cake were taken on two separate days. It is amazing how different the colours are.
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My cousin Cara has started her own business as a stylist offering her amazing talents to clients in London. She starts off by coming to your house and seeing what clothes you have, how they look on you and what your own personal style is. She then compiles a shopping list of clothes you need to compliment you, and what you have in your cupboard. Once all the shopping is done she will create combinations of outfits for you to wear. Cara believes in finding your style and what works for you and your body so that you look and feel amazing. Most importantly, she believes in wearing your wardrobe. Sadly for me she cannot pop around to my house and see what is in my closet. So relying on her advice I have decided to take a close look at what I wear.
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The first thing I did was shorten two of my dresses. I am tall, with a longer body than legs. And I decided that dresses just above my knees looked better than ones that go half way down my calves. My summer clothes have been sorted out and as soon as we get back from overseas I will start shopping for autumn. I have ditched my baggy pants that do nothing for my figure. I work hard at gym to maintain my weight and I feel I should show that off. To that end I am going to need a few pairs of pants that work for autumn. Have you ever used a stylist, and if you haven’t would you want to?
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Plum Cake
Ingredients
- 400 g small plums, halved and pips removed
- 115 g fructose
- 90 g softened butter
- 2 eggs
- 5 mls vanilla extract
- 25 g cornflour
- 50 g ground almonds
- 100 g flour
- 5 mls baking powder
Method
- Preheat the oven to 170° Celsius
- Place the plums cut side down into a greased 23cm spring form tin
- Place the fructose and butter into a stand mixer bowl and cream together
- Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing to combine
- Pour in the vanilla extract and mix to combine
- Fold in the cornflour, almonds, flour and baking powder until just combined
- Pour the batter over the plums, smooth down the top and bake for 45 minutes
- Remove from the oven and and leave to cool in the tin before turning out
- Flip so that the plums are on top and cool on a wire rack before transferring to a serving plate
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Dave and I are overseas in France. We will be back at work on the 6th of May. I might not be able to read any blogs while we are away so please forgive my lack of visiting back. I will reply to comments when I can. You can follow our trip by taking a look at our holiday blog.
I love the sound of this cake, TAndy. I have never used a stylist. I don’t think I would, I have found my own pink, flowery style.
I think being comfortable in what you wear counts for the most 🙂
Thanks Tandy. Sounds delicious. Slightly warmed with a dollop of cream and cup of tea. Yum!
Hope you are having a lovely holiday. xx
Yum indeed, and thanks, we had a super holiday 🙂
I love your posts and looking forward to them each month, and really like this recipe.
hank you Naveen 🙂
I have never used a stylist but I definitely know what I like to wear and not to wear. I don’t know if that makes me more in the need for one or not because I have such a set style 😉
I think it’s great to have your own style.
love this recipe! I have also done this with apricots and strawberries. The cake is so dense!
I think apricots would be the best for this cake 🙂
I like the sound of the service your cousin offers…and think I would benefit from that sort of advice.
It’s something I would love to experience.
I think good food is pretty food, and no styling is required. Your cake looks wonderful. I have a really dark house, so food photography is always challenging. And three dogs, so I can’t photograph food on the floor!
I have the same dog issue, but with one less 😉
Sounds like a great simple recipe.. like the ground almonds.. I most certainly do need a stylist but have never used one.. My sisters where pretty good at that when I was growing up.. 😉
Nice to have sisters like that if they are helpful.
You know I really like reading blogs where you know the food you’re looking at is real and will be consumed. As for that upsidedown plum cake, it will be made when our plums are ripe come September.
No stylist for me Tandy. I’m a jeans and t-shirt kind of guy.
Just like my husband, but he prefers shorts.
Love a good plum cake!
Delicious 🙂
This would be great with a cup of coffee.
I have never used a stylist. It would be interesting to see what they came up with!
It would be interesting.
I made an upside down cake with brandied plums once. It was very popular 🙂
Now that sounds delicious!
Love plum cake and remember where I had my first one…in Bavaria, Germany. I don’t have a stylist but it sounds like a good service, your cousin should be successful.
I hope she will be 🙂
delicious.. we can enjoy this in tea time
Hope you do!
Great Recipe I like It………………………………………………….
Thank you 🙂
great recipe, would make it for my friend.
Hope your friend enjoys it!