Easy Plum Cake
Total Time
1h 9m
21m prep · 48m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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This pretty plum cake is made with a buttery sponge cake recipe, topped with sliced plums, cinnamon, and sugar before being baked to perfection for a delicious way of using fresh plums when in season. Serve with whipped cream.

Ingredients

  • 0.75 cups white sugar
  • 0.5 cups unsalted butter , at room temperature
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 12 medium ripe plums , halved and pitted
  • 1.5 tablespoons cinnamon sugar , or to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch springform pan.

  2. 2

    Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, and beat well after each addition.

  3. 3

    Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl and sift on top of the butter mixture; mix to combine.

  4. 4

    Transfer batter into the prepared springform pan and smooth out.

  5. 5

    Set plums inside batter, cut-side up, and sprinkle evenly with cinnamon-sugar.

  6. 6

    Bake in the preheated oven on the lowest rack until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes.

  7. 7

    Serve warm or cool to room temperature.

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