How To Make Late Summer Plum Cake
Bid goodbye to summer and say hello to fall with this decadent plum cake. You can eat this for brunch or as a dessert with vanilla ice cream.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1½cupsall purpose flour,spooned into measuring cup and leveled off
- 1½tspbaking powder
- 1tspcinnamon
- ¼tspnutmeg
- ⅛tspcardamom
- ½tspsalt
- 8tbspunsalted butter,(½ cup), softened, plus more for greasing the pan
- 1cupsugar,(plus 2 tbsp), divided
- 1largeegg
- 1tspvanilla extract
- ½cupmilk
- 1lbplums,pitted and quartered
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and set an oven rack in the middle position. Grease a 9-inch springform pan. (Alternatively, the cake may be made in a 9-inch cake pan or pie pan and served directly from the pan.)
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In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and salt.
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In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or beaters, cream the butter and 1 cup of the sugar until pale and fluffy.
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Add the egg and vanilla and beat on low speed until well combined. Gradually add the flour mixture, alternating with the milk, and beat on low speed until smooth. (Note: the batter will be quite thick.)
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Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth the top with an offset spatula. Arrange the plums on top, skin side up, in a circular pattern so that they mostly cover the batter. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar over the plums.
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Bake for 60 to 70 minutes, until golden on top and set in the center.
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When the cake is hot out of the oven, run a knife around the edges of the pan and then remove the springform edge, leaving the base in place (if using a springform pan).
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Let the cake cool on a rack completely. Slice and serve with ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.
Nutrition
- Calories: 265.13kcal
- Fat: 10.42g
- Saturated Fat: 6.27g
- Trans Fat: 0.37g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.75g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.56g
- Carbohydrates: 40.59g
- Fiber: 1.30g
- Sugar: 25.21g
- Protein: 3.38g
- Cholesterol: 44.24mg
- Sodium: 184.98mg
- Calcium: 78.78mg
- Potassium: 119.68mg
- Iron: 1.16mg
- Vitamin A: 99.07µg
- Vitamin C: 4.33mg
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