German Plum Cake

As a child we had a German elderly couple who lived across the fence. Often they would send a plum cake and we would eat it all before it hit the table.it was so yummy. I was looking for that cake when I tried this recipe. But as for this cake.... The flavors were great, but the density of the base cake was too thick. next time I will decrease the flour by 3/4 cups (or so) and hopefully it will lighten and seem more moist. In the top I will decreas the flour too. I could sure taste the flour in the crumb topping.

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this cake was very good, i used strawberries instead of plums, because i prefer strawberries. it was delicious and my husband loved it, which is awesome because he is not a fan of cake at all. it also tasted similar to coffee cakes i have had in germany. thanks for the recipe

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This is an excellent way to use up two cups of super-sour plums. I upped the sugar and reduced the four like the other reviewers suggested. The cake came out awesome. -A little too sour when it first came out of the oven, but once it cooled the sourness mellowed. I would definitely make this again.

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Wonderful and super easy! I love this cake. I have a ton of plums from a tree in my backyard that I need to do something with so I tried this out. Granted, it didn't use up as many as I would have liked! I even goofed a few of the steps in this and it still turned out perfectly. I used very soft very juicy plums so I was a little concerned since there is a specific warning against that. It cooked up just right! I also thought that the streusel topping may have been too much once I started putting it on, but I LOVE streusel so I decided to trust the recipe and it was PERFECT! Will definately make it again. Thanks for the great recipe.

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This is good, the cake is heavy like pound cake, but dryer. I expected that since the poster advises this in the discription. The cake does have good flavor and crumb texture. My sister in law likes her cake soaked in milk and this cake was good for that since the density held up to the milk. I found out why you want to use juice less plums. If you use juicy plums, then the juice soaks through the crumb topping, which makes it soggy and wet. This happened the second day. This is my mistake since I used the plums I had. I needed a recipe that only used the 4 plums I had.

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Love the firm, crumbly base in this recipe. I made this with fresh Victoria plums from our tree, which are sweeter and a bit juicier than German zwetschgen. I left off the streusel topping to reduce calories and piled on extra sliced plums instead, as my photos show. One of those cake treats that tastes just as good if not better rewarmed. It also freezes well.

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Excellent plum kuchen. How ever I did make some changes to the recipe. I used 1 1/4 cups of flour for the batter. I followed the topping ingredients exactly. I sprinkled some brandy liquor mixed with some rum flavoring over the plum slices. My springform pan is an 8" that's what I used. I also found it necessary to put the kuchen under the broiler for less than 2 minutes, to slightly brown the crumb topping,and I used a heaping tablespoon (measure) of sour cream for the batter. My results were wonderful. This is a Keeper. Enjoy See My Photo (aseret66)

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This is an amazing cake. It is exactly what my German grandmother used to make when I was a child, and sadly no one wrote down her recipe. I don't know why I've waited so long to write a review. I've been making this every Shavuot (Jewish holiday that celebrates the giving of the Torah at Sinai) for a few years now, and for other family gatherings, where it is a big hit with those who remember Grandma's plum cake. Last time I reconstituted my dried plums in red wine and it was delicious, as too when I simply used dried plums in their regular dried state.
A word to the wise: this cake doesn't go over quite as well with people who aren't used to such dense cakes. Thank you for bringing back old childhood memories with this recipe.

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Haven't tried this recipe yet! I have a big old plum who explodes every few yrs and I love recipes using all my fruit trees! I will give a rating when I try it!

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I CANNOT believe i havent reviewed this! I use 1 cup of flour, used lime rind instead, and fresh nutmeg in the cake! i also reduce the flour on top to 1/2 c. this cake is AMAZING! never last long!

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I took mine out of the oven at 35 minutes and it was a bit over done, but that is my fault not the recipes. I was out of plums, so I took frozen strawberries( no sugar), defrosted them in the microwave and drained them. Then crumbled them up with my fingers over the top. Even though I had over baked the cake, my family still loved it and were fighting over the last piece. Thanks for the recipe.

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This is really good, but the cake was a bit too dry and crumbly for my taste. I cooked it for 40 min in a 9" springform maybe 35 min next time. It seemed to grow on me as I ate it. I will try it with the whipped cream tonight. The flavor of the cake is delicious. The strusel is yummy. The house smells awesome. It looks beautiful. I think this would be a great brunch cake. With the 9" the fruit to cake ratio was great for me.

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This was really good. The texture of the cake was different than anything I've had, it's sort of a dry dense texture, but great flavor. The topping was delicious also, it was a soft crumb, it got a very light brown. I left mine in the oven for 40min, and the bottom was a perfect golden brown. This was fun to try this different unique cake, I will be using this recipe often!

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Deserves ten star! Easy and excellent. I used sugar plums. I also did not have a lemon, so subbed a splash of lemon extract. Will make again.

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This is a really delicious cake. Reminds me of the plum cake my mum used to make when i was young. I baked one last night and am baking a second one now. That cinnamon smell is just fabulous. This is going to be made regularly especially since we have tonnes of plums at the moment. Thanks for a great recipe.

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I had a ton of prune type plums to use up and needed to make a dessert for Ramadan to feed many people. This recipe worked out awesome and it was easy to make x 4. Only thing I think is that it woudl have been a little moister had I used actually plums instead of the small prunes. Thanks for a great recipe I wasn't sure what to do with all my plums but I was able to use them nicely. :)

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I have tried many german style plum cakes, and this by far is the best. I even made it with peaches just as good.

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Wow. Five stars from me and ten from my husband. I had a can of plums I needed to use up (nothing specialty) and I remembered this recipe, so I made it and my husband said I can make it anytime I want. He didn't cry when I said that was the last can of plums, but he could have... It's just perfect. The bottom is a German-type cake. Not at all like Pillsbury, just in case you were wondering. Not very sweet. Kind of a crumbly consistency although it wasn't crumbly. Hard to describe if you haven't had one. The top is sweeter and balances out the whole experience. PS My husband wants this for his birthday cake. Hmm. Maybe cherries or apples. PPS We didn't have cream to serve with it, but it would be a good thing. Very lightly sweetened cream. Update: I made this with peaches. Didn't work so great.

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Really good recipe.I used a 8 inch, spring form, turned out just like the photo.Next time I will used a bigger form to balance the batter - fruit ratio,Thanks

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I make this using canned sour cherries. It's awesome!

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