Plum Cake (Polish)
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Polish
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A light, airy cake atop tangy, juicy plums.
Ingredients
  • 5 large eggs
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • ¾ cup white flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • About 1 pound plums, I typically use red and have also used pluots (very good)
Instructions
  1. Wash the plums, cut them in to chunks, removing the pit. I typically cut the plum into eight wedges, then cut each wedge in half.
  2. Beat the eggs and sugar with a mixer on medium high/high speed for about 5 minutes, until pale yellow and fluffy.
  3. Add vanilla extract and mix a little bit more
  4. Mix flour, baking powder and cinnamon together and add to the egg mixture. Mix just a minute more, just until flour is well incorporated
  5. Line an 8 or 9 inch square or round baking pan with enough parchment paper over the sides to be able to lift the completed cake out of the pan. Pour batter into pan, then drop the chunks of plum into the batter, scattering as evenly as possible all over the pan.
  6. Bake in 350 degrees F for about 45 minutes
  7. Let it cool for about 15 minutes. Using the parchment paper as handles, lift the cake quickly fromthe pan onto your serving plate. Make sure to go around the edges to release any parchment paper that may be stuck to the sides of the cake.
  8. Grasp the edge of the parchment and lay the flat side of a large knife against the cake to keep it from moving. Brace the knife firmly against the cake and pull the parchement paper out from under the cake. Sprinkle with top of the cake with powdered sugar and serve.
Recipe by Messin' With Perfection at https://www.messinwithperfection.com/plum-cake-polish/