Grandma Geldner's Pflaum (Plum) Torte

Another recipe from my great German heritage!

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
• 1  cup flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  pinch salt
• 2  eggs, beaten
• 12  plums, halved and pitted
•  sugar, for sprinkling
•  lemon juice, for sprinkling
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cream butter and sugar; add eggs to mix.
3. Mix well until uniform and add flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt.
4. Mix well before spooning batter into a greased or oiled 9" spring form pan.
5. Place plums on batter skin side up and sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice.
6. Spread cinnamon over plums and bake for 1 hour.
7. Cool to lukewarm and remove from pan.