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German Plum Cake

Zwetschgenkuchen (German Plum Cake)

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Servings

10 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup margarine room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract I use Disaronno
  • 1 large bag of purple Italian plums cut in to wedges
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  • This is such a simple recipe and the flavor is huge! Start by mixing the margarine and 1/2 cup of sugar. Add the eggs and mix again. Separately, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and almond extract.
  • Add the flour mixture to the margarine mixture.
  • Prepared a pan with cooking spray and pour the thick batter in. Spread it out to make it even. I think you can really use any size pan, to be honest. The larger the pan, the thinner the cake will be. I prefer a thinner cake so I went with a larger pan. You do what you think will taste the best for you.
  • Slice the plums, removing the pit in the process.
  • This is where you can have a lot of fun and even get the kids involved! Layered the plum wedges on top of the batter in a pretty pattern. You can use whatever pattern you want, or no pattern at all.
  • Mix together the sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle it over the plums.
  • Baked the cake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes and it's ready to eat!
  • I actually prefer the kuchen room temperature, but it is delicious however you want to eat it! You can try other fruits as well, although I don’t know what you would call them in German.