Plum Cake aka Plum Torte
- 1 cup sugar + 1 teaspoon for the top
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup AP flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt (optional)
- 2 eggs
- 15 plums, pitted and cut in half
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. For a single recipe grease a 9 x 9" square pan and set aside. Double recipe for a 9x13" pan.
- Cream together the sugar and butter in a large bowl.
- Add the flour, baking powder, salt and eggs and beat well.
- Pour the batter into the pan you prepared previously.
- Place the plum halves skin side up on top of the batter.
- Sprinkle the top with cinnamon and sugar.
- Bake until cake is golden and a toothpick inserted into comes out clean, about 40 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack. Serve directly from pan.
If you plan on serving this cake at the table, you could also use a spring form pan so you will have a nice presentation.
Recipe by Kitchen Conundrum at http://kitchenconundrum.com/2015/09/plum-cake-and-spiced-plum-jam/
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