Plum Cake (German)

Posted for Zaar world tour II.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 4  cups flour
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups butter, melted
• 4  egg yolks (save the whites)
• 1  tablespoon vanilla
•  apricot jam
• 3  lbs purple plums, clean and quartered (little ones)
• 2  tablespoons flour
•  powdered sugar

Directions

1. Place 4 cups flour, sugar, salt and melted butter in a bowl; mix.
2. Add egg yolks and vanilla, mix.
3. Place the dough onto a cookie sheet pan and press with your fingers make a rim.
4. Spread with a thin layer of apricot jam.
5. Place the quartered purple plums in rows on the dough and jam.
6. Beat egg whites slightly and brush over the plums.
7. Sprinkle 2 tbsp of flour over the egg whites.
8. Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes.
9. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top of the plum cake.