Plum Cake

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Plum Cake a try. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 531 calories, 5g of protein, and 16g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. If you have cream, vanillan extract, purple "prune" plums, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Generously butter a 9-inch glass pie dish and arrange the plums in the dish, cut side down.

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Butter

Plum

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Pie Form

Oven

Combine 1 cup of the granulated sugar and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan and cook over high heat until it turns a warm amber color, about 360 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Swirl the pan but don't stir.

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Granulated Sugar

Candy

Water

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Candy Thermometer

Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Pour evenly over the plums.

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Plum

Meanwhile, cream the 6 tablespoons of butter and the remaining 3/4 cup of granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, until light and fluffy. Lower the speed and beat in the eggs one at a time.

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Granulated Sugar

Butter

Cream

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add the sour cream, zest, and vanilla and mix until combined. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt and, with the mixer on low speed, add it to the butter mixture.

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Baking Powder

Sour Cream

Vanilla

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Blender

Mix only until combined.

Pour the cake batter evenly over the plums and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes, then invert the cake onto a flat plate. If a plum sticks, ease it out and replace it in the design on top of the cake.

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Plum

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Oven

Serve warm or at room temperature, dusted with confectioners' sugar.

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Powdered Sugar