Simple Plum Cake

11 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 6 plums (variety of your choice)
  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour (or can use all purpose)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 pound unsalted butter
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar, additional
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a baking pan (about 8 X 8 inches). Halve plums, remove pits and dice (keep skin on). In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
  2. 2
    In a stand mixer or by hand, cream the butter and 3/4 cup sugar. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well, then the vanilla and lemon zest. Stir in the diced plums and then the flour mixture until just combined.
  3. 3
    Pour batter into baking pan. Bake in the centre of the oven 30-40 minutes until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Meanwhile combine the additional sugar and cinnamon.
  4. 4
    Remove cake from oven, dust with the cinnamon sugar and allow to cool. Serve as is or with custard or butterscotch sauce!

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