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Easy Plum Cake
Prep
15 mins
Cook
45 mins
Servings
8
Difficulty
Medium
This easy plum cake is one of my favorite weeknight desserts to whip up when I'm craving something sweet but don't want to spend hours in the kitchen. The whole thing comes together in just 15 minutes of prep time, making it perfect for busy days when you still want homemade goodness. Fresh plums are packed with vitamin C and fiber, so you can feel a little better about indulging in this buttery treat. What I love most is how simple it is: just cream some butter and sugar, add eggs and flour, then top with beautiful halved plums and a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar before popping it in the oven. In under an hour, you'll have a golden, fragrant cake that looks impressive but requires almost no baking experience.
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Ingredients
- ¾ cup white sugar¾ cup white sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 22 large eggs
- 11 cup all-purpose flour
- 11 teaspoon baking powder
- 11 pinch salt
- 1212 medium italian plums, halved and pitted
- 11 ½ tablespoons cinnamon sugar, or to taste
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch springform pan.
- 2
Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, and beat well after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl and sift on top of the butter mixture. Mix to combine. Transfer batter into the prepared springform pan and smooth out.
- 3
Set plums inside batter, cut-side up, and sprinkle evenly with cinnamon sugar.
- 4
Bake in preheated oven on the lowest rack until a skewer comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Serve warm or cool to room temperature.
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