INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup
blackberry jam, seedless
1/2 cup
buttermilk, room temperature
1 1/2 tbsp
water
3/4 tsp
five-spice powder
1/4 tsp
ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp
ground ginger
1 1/2 cups
(10-1/2 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 tbsp
baking powder
1/4 tsp
fine sea salt
10 tbsp
unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup
(about 4-5/8 ounces) granulated sugar
1/4 cup
packed light brown sugar
1/2 tsp
pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp
pure almond extract
2
large eggs, room temperature
1/4 cup
light brown sugar
2 tbsp
honey
2 tbsp
butter, melted and still warm
4
medium size black plums, pitted and cut into eight wedges
1 1/2 cups
packed light brown sugar
1/4 tsp
baking soda
1/4 cup
(1-1/4 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour
3 tbsp
cornstarch
1/4 tsp
five-spice powder
1/4 tsp
fine sea salt
1 1/2 cups
whole milk
1 tsp
orange zest, freshly grated
1/4 cup
Reserved plum syrup from roasted plums. about
24 tbsp
unsalted butter, softened (3 sticks), cut into 24 pieces
1 tsp
pure vanilla extract
1 tsp
pure almond extract
Blackberry Cake layers
Five-Spice Plum Icing
Roasted Plum Filling