Open-Face Crumb Cake

Name: Open-Face Crumb Cake
Ingredients: 10 tablespoons sweet butter, at room temperature; 1 cup light-brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 1/2 pounds Italian ''prune'' plums, pitted and sliced; Confectioners' sugar; 3/4 cup heavy cream, whipped

10 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

10 tablespoons sweet butter, at room temperature
1 cup light-brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 pounds Italian ''prune'' plums, pitted and sliced
Confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup heavy cream, whipped

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2

Butter and flour a nine-inch springform pan.
3

Cream eight tablespoons of the butter with three-fourths cup of the sugar until fluffy.
4

Add eggs one at a time and beat well.
5

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
6

Add to batter, stirring lightly, and stir in vanilla.
7

Spread batter in prepared pan and arrange sliced plums on top.
8

Sprinkle with remaining sugar and dot with remaining butter.
9

Bake one hour.
10

Cool slightly before removing sides of pan.
11

Dust with confectioners' sugar.
12

Serve warm or cool with whipped cream.