Plum cake

What do you do when you want plums but are allergic to them? Make cake! Here in Germany there is a seasonal cake called "zwetschgen kuchen" made with these little plums, it uses a not very sweet yeasty cake. I like this recipe that I found on epicurious better, more sugar and butter will probably make anything taste better.

Bon Appétit June 2002

Susan Haskell, Boston, MA

Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

3/4 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar

2 large eggs

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon grated lemon peel

5 large plums (about 1 1/4 pounds), pitted, cut into 1/2-inch wedges1

/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan. Whisk first 3 ingredients in small bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in 3/4 cup sugar. Add eggs 1 at a time, then lemon juice and lemon peel, beating until blended after each addition. Beat in flour mixture. Spread batter in prepared pan.

Press plum wedges halfway into batter in concentric circles, spacing slightly apart. Mix remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon in small bowl; sprinkle over plums. Bake until cake is browned on top and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cut around cake; release pan sides. Serve cake warm or at room temperature.