350g/12oz plums
5 plums
200g/7oz golden syrup
250g/8oz plain flour
1 lightly heaped tsp baking powder
1 level tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 lightly heaped tsp ground cinnamon
1 lightly heaped tsp ground ginger
2 heaped tbsp thick honey
125g/4oz light muscovado sugar
1 tbsp syrup from a jar of stem ginger
1tbsp light muscovado sugar
125g/4oz butter
1tbsp butter
double cream, to serve
2 large free-range eggs
240ml/8fl oz milk