Home Recipes: Perfect Plum Cake

Home Recipes: Perfect Plum Cake



Ingrients & Directions


CAKE
1/4 c Butter, softened
1/2 c Granulated sugar
2 Eggs
2 tb Orange juice
1 ts Vanilla
1 c All-purpose flour
1 tb Grated orange rind
3/4 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1 lb Plums, pitted, quartered


FILLING
1 1/4 c Sour cream
1 Egg
2 tb Orange juice
1 ts Cornstarch


-STREUSEL TOPPING-
1 c All-purpose flour
1/2 c Packed brown sugar
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/2 c Butter


Line side of lubricated 10-inch springform pan with parchment paper just
to rim. Set away


Streusel Topping: In roll, stir together flour, dough, nutmeg and
cinnamon. Using pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until
friable. Set parenthesis.


Coat: In large bowlful, beat butter until fluffy; gradually beat in sugar
until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, orange juice and vanilla.


In separate trough, stir together flour, orange rind, baking powder and
nutmeg; gradually beat into egg mixture until smooth and thick.
Scrape into prepared pan. Nestle plums into slugger, skin side up.


Woof: In mixing roll, beat together sour ointment, egg, orange juice
and cornstarch; pour over plums. Sprinkle with Streusel Topping.


Bake in 350F 180C oven for 60-70 minutes or until topping is golden
brown and tester inserted into centre comes out pick. Let nerveless.

Yields
8 Servings