Aunt Betty's Platz

This is a Mennonite recipe handed down to me from my mom. A rich, delicious cake with fruit, it's quick & easy to prepare. Works best with apricots or plums, but you can really use any fruit you like.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 2  cups icing sugar
• 1  cup butter, softened
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 3  eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 4  cups apricots, halved
•  sugar

Directions

1. Beat together the icing sugar, butter, vanilla, eggs and flour. The batter will be very thick.
2. Spread half of the batter in bottom of a greased 9 x 13 pan.
3. Lay fruit down on top. Sprinkle with a little sugar.
4. Cover with remaining batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until baked all the way through.