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German Plum Cake Kuchen

A light, sponge-textured plum cake that balances sweetness with a hint of fresh lemon juice.
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Equipment

  • Stand Mixer
  • Hand Mixer
  • Pie Pan or Springform Pan

Ingredients
  

  • Ingredients:
  • 1 stick of butter 125 grams
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/ 4 - 1 cup 100 grams sugar, depending on how sweet you like it.
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons AP flour 200 grams
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • Lemon juice from 1 lemon 1/4 cup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 6- 8 Plums depending on size sliced and
  • optional for topping:
  • Cinnamon
  • Sugar
  • Garnish:
  • Powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F
  • Assemble your ingredients.
  • I use a glass round or square baking dish, 10 inch spring form pan. If you only have a smaller one then
  • I would use less batter or the plum slices will be covered. Check to see how sweet your plums are.
  • They may need to sweeten in a bowl with a little sugar sprinkled on them.
  • Cream the butter well, add the eggs and blend.
  • Add the sugar and blend well.
  • Add the lemon juice and blend.
  • Add the vanilla and blend, then add the flour and baking powder and mix
  • for a minute till well blended. Do not overmix.
  • Slice the plums. If the plums are not sweet enough
  • you may want to sugar the slices in a bowl and let them sweeten for 15 min or so,
  • So you may want to do this ahead of time.
  • Butter the pan and sprinkle flour in it to make a non stick surface.
  • I put about 1/2 inch of batter into the pan.
  • If your pan is smaller than 10 1/ 2 inch then, put less batter in, or your plums will cover.
  • Lay the slices of plum on top.
  • Bake for 40 to 50 minutes in an 350 degree oven until a toothpick comes out clean
  • Dust with powdered sugar and a bit of cinnamon if you want.

Notes

Thank you to Heike Kruegar for this recipe.
 
This worked well the fruit looks like it is snuggled into the batter.
I have baked some that I thought would be ok, or I just wanted to use all the batter,
but the fruit gets covered completely.
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