 Plum cakes were raised by whipping air into the cake batter , rather than by the use of yeast . A range of plum cakes and puddings were published in the popular Book of Household Management ( published 1859 @-@ 1861 ) by Isabella Beeton . Mrs Beeton included recipes for " A Common Plum Cake " and " A Nice Plum Cake " as well as " Baked Plum @-@ Pudding " , " An Unrivalled Plum @-@ Pudding " , " A Plain Christmas Pudding for Children " , " Plum @-@ Pudding of Fresh Fruit " , " Plum Tart " , " Christmas Plum @-@ Pudding " , " A Pound Plum Pudding " and " Christmas Cake " . The comment in an Indian Household Management book is indicative both of the reach of Mrs Beeton 's book as well as the range of interpretations of plum cake and plum pudding . The author says , " Mrs Beeton ’ s recipe is by far the best if modified a little : 12 units of manukka raisins ... " 
 Plum cakes <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> raised by whipping air into the cake batter , rather than by the use of yeast . A range of plum cakes and puddings <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> published in the popular Book of Household Management ( published 1859 @-@ 1861 ) by Isabella Beeton . Mrs Beeton included recipes for " A Common Plum Cake " and " A Nice Plum Cake " as well as " Baked Plum @-@ Pudding " , " An Unrivalled Plum @-@ Pudding " , " A Plain Christmas Pudding for Children " , " Plum @-@ Pudding of Fresh Fruit " , " Plum Tart " , " Christmas Plum @-@ Pudding " , " A Pound Plum Pudding " and " Christmas Cake " . The comment in an Indian Household Management book <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a>indicative both of the reach of Mrs Beeton <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>book as well as the range of interpretations of plum cake and plum pudding . The author <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>says</mark></a> , " Mrs Beeton <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>’</mark></a><a href='null_genetive' title='7'><mark>s</mark></a>recipe is by far the best if modified a little : 12 units of manukka raisins ... " 
Plum cakes was raised by whipping air into the cake batter , rather den by da use of yeast . A range of plum cakes and puddings was published in tdapopular Book of Household Management ( published 1859 @-@ 1861 ) by Isabella Beeton . Mrs Beeton included recipes for " A Common Plum Cake " and " A Nice Plum Cake " as well as " Baked Plum @-@ Pudding " , " An Unrivalled Plum @-@ Pudding " , " A Plain Christmas Pudding fa Children " , " Plum @-@ Pudding of Fresh Fruit " , " Plum Tart " , " xmas Plum @-@ Pudding " , " A Pound Plum Pudding " and " Christmas Cake " . The comment in an Indian Household Management book indicative both of the reach of Mrs Beeton  book as well as the range of interpretations of plum cake and plum pudding . The author say , " Mrs Beeton   recipe is by far the best if modified alil : 12 units of manukka raisins ... "