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Fresh plum cake in a large baking dish next to a bowl of fresh plums.

Fresh Plum Cake Recipe

Fresh seasonal plums are the highlight of this delicious summertime dessert.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 263 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 ripe plums pitted and cut into wedges
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • powdered sugar for dusting optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Add the lemon juice to the plum wedges, set aside
  • Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl.
  • In a separate bowl cream butter and sugar.
  • Add eggs, one at a time. Mix well
  • Add vanilla and mix well.
  • Add 1/2 of the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture and mix well.
  • Add the remaining flour mixture and mix well.
  • Pour into a greased 9 x 11 baking pan.
  • Spread evenly.
  • Set plum wedges skin side up into the batter.
  • Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
  • Allow to cool and dust with powdered sugar if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 263kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 302mgFiber: 1gSugar: 31g

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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