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Helens Plum Cake

Source of Recipe

Posted by DeeDee


List of Ingredients

1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar (divided)
1 tsp. vanilla
2 large eggs at room temperature
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. double-acting baking powder
12 Italian prune plums (about 3/4 lb.), halved & pitted
1 tsp. cinnamon


Recipe

In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream together the butter and 1/2 cup of the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy; beat in the vanilla, and beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Into a bowl sift together the flour & baking powder, add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, & stir the batter until it is combined well. Turn the batter into a well-buttered 9-inch springform pan and arrange the plums, skin sides down, in a decorative pattern on it. In a small bowl stir together the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon, sprinkle the sugar mixture over the plums, and bake the cake in the middle of a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until it is golden. Let the cake cool in the pan on a rack for 20 minutes and remove the side of the pan.