Pretty Plum Cake
This recipe is from a booklet " Bake Fest '96' which after carrying around for 12 years I finally made yesterday with excellent reviews from my family. It calls for a 9" springform pan , I used a 9" square pan with excellent results.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 8 -12
Topping
- 1⁄2cup packed brown sugar
- 2tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄4cup cold butter
Cake
- 3⁄4cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄2
- 2
- 1teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1⁄2cups all-purpose flour
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2cup milk
Glaze
- 3⁄4cup icing sugar
- 1tablespoon milk
- 1⁄2teaspoon almond extract
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DIRECTIONS
- Topping:.
- Stir together sugar,flour,cinnamon.
- With pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
- Set aside.
- Cake:
- Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter until fluffy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add vanilla.
- In separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, salt.
- Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk.
- Pour into lightly buttered 9" springform pan.
- Arrange plums cut side up on top of batter; sprinkle with topping.
- Bake in 350 F oven about 1 hour; test for doneness.
- Cool in pan on rack, 10 minutes.
- Glaze:.
- Stir together icing sugar, milk, and almond extract until smooth.
- Drizzle glaze over warm cake.
- Run a knife around edge of pan, release sides of pan.
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