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Swedish Plum Cake

Anke
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb plums

For the dough:

  • 1 cup butter
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking powder

For the cinnamon-sugar mixture:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 tsp cinnamon

Additionally:

  • breadcrumbs and butter for the baking sheet

Instructions
 

  • Wash, halve, and pit the plums. Cut them into quarters.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a deep baking sheet with butter and dust it with breadcrumbs.
  • Cream together butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
  • In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and cornstarch. Now, incorporate the dry ingredients into the batter.
  • Spread the batter evenly on the baking sheet and arrange the plum pieces densely on top.
  • Mix the egg yolks with sugar and cinnamon and pour the mixture over the plums.
  • Bake the cake for 50 minutes and let it cool afterward.
  • Serve plain or with a dollop of whipped cream.