Cinnamon-Sugar Plum Cake

Name: Cinnamon-Sugar Plum Cake
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 3/4 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel; 5 large plums (about 1 1/4 pounds), pitted, cut into 1/2-inch wedges; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

10 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
5 large plums (about 1 1/4 pounds), pitted, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350F.
2

Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan.
3

Whisk first 3 ingredients in small bowl to blend.
4

Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy.
5

Beat in 3/4 cup sugar.
6

Add eggs 1 at a time, then lemon juice and lemon peel, beating until blended after each addition.
7

Beat in flour mixture.
8

Spread batter in prepared pan.
9

Press plum wedges halfway into batter in concentric circles, spacing slightly apart.
10

Mix remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon in small bowl; sprinkle over plums.
11

Bake until cake is browned on top and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 50 minutes.
12

Cut around cake; release pan sides.
13

Serve cake warm or at room temperature.