Description
Make this easy, moist fresh Plum Cake featuring sweet plums and a simple cinnamon crumb topping. This cake brings the taste of late summer right to your table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups fresh plums, pitted and sliced
- For the Streusel:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set this dry mixture aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the softened butter and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with the milk. Mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and spread it evenly. Arrange the sliced plums over the batter.
- Prepare the streusel: In a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in the cold butter using your fingers or a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the plums.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Use ripe, slightly tart plums for the best flavor contrast.
- If you do not have fresh plums, frozen (thawed and drained) plums work well.
- For a richer flavor, substitute buttermilk for the milk.
- This cake tastes wonderful dusted lightly with powdered sugar after cooling.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Cake
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 75mg