Oaty plum gingerbread slice

Directions

1. 1
   Grease a 17 x 23cm cake tin and line with parchment.
2. 2
   Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas
3. 3
   Melt the butter, sugar and syrup together in a large pan. While you wait, stone and quarter the plums.
4. 4
   When the pan ingredients are smooth, stir in the flour, baking powder, tsp salt, the gingers, oats and eggs, then beat until even.
5. 5
   Pour all but about 2 tbsp of the batter into the prepared tin, then scatter the batter with the plums.
6. 6
   For the topping, work the extra flour and oats into the reserved 2 tbsp of batter to make a flapjack-like dough. Crumble this over the tin and scatter with the chopped ginger.
7. 7
   Bake for 30 mins or until golden and risen, then cool completely in the tin.
8. 8
   Cut into squares.