Polish Fresh Plum Cake--Placek Z Sliwkami |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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There's a thimble-sized Farmer's Market in our neighborhood and one August visit, I bought a fresh plum cake. I thought nothing of it except Well, now I have dessert for tonight. Little did I know what an adventure it would turn into! The wrapping from the bakery was tossed and unobtainable after my family went insane for this cake! Beyond moist, a perfect blend of tart and sweet, I spent days trying to locate a similar recipe with no luck; every plum cake that I found had either plum baby food or some crumb or streusal topping. I finally located the bakery through the Farmer's Market and found out the name of the cake. It's a Polish delicacy and MUST be made with fresh plums, in season fruit. Ingredients:
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour |
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
3/4 teaspoon salt |
3/4 cup sugar (plus) |
1/4 cup sugar |
1/2 cup butter, very soft (plus) |
3 tablespoons butter (cold, cut into pieces) |
3/4 cup milk, room temperature |
2 large eggs |
40 fresh plums (any variety, pitted and halved) |
1/4 teaspoon clove |
Directions:
1. Lightly coat a 13 x9 pan with cooking spray. Heat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and 3/4 cup sugar. Add 1/2 cup softened butter, milk and eggs. Beat at medium speed 4 minutes.
2. Pour batter into prepared pan. Place plums on top, cut side up, pushing down slightly into batter.
3. Cut remaining 1/4 cup sugar and cloves into 3 tablespoons cold butter and sprinkle over plums. Bake about 40 minutes or until a toothpick tests clean.
4. Let the cake cool in the pan so the plum juices will be reabsorbed to create a moist cake. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if desired, and cut into 12 squares.
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