German Plum Cake
Learn how to make the best authentic German Plum Cake using my granny's easy fail-proof recipe! You will love this traditional plum dessert - moist, fluffy, and made with simple ingredients!
Ingredients
- 160 g butter softened - 2/3 cups
- 150 g of sugar 3/4 cups
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 big pinch salt
- 4 eggs free range at room temperature
- 200 g all purpose flour 1 1/4 cups - sifted together with the cornstarch
- 50 g cornstarch 1/4 cups
- 17 g baking powder 3 tsp
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon optional
- 5 tbsp heavy cream
- 500 g plums or plums about 1 pound
topping
- icing sugar
Instructions
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Preheated oven to 160 degrees and line a form with baking paper.
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Wash, pit and quarter the plums. Cream the softened butter with the sugar, vanilla sugar and a pinch of salt in a mixing bowl for at least 5 minutes until creamy white and fluffy.
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Gradually stir in the eggs one at a time for 1/2 minute each.
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SIFT the flour together with the baking powder, cinnamon (optional) and cornstarch and sift into a bowl. Then stir into the egg mix alternating with the cream.
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Now pour the batter in a prepared lined springform pan and smooth everything out. Arrange the fruits in a circle on top of the batter.
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Bake in the preheated oven ( place in the middle) for approx. 50 - 55 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick.
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When the baking time is over, take the cake out of the oven, let it cool down in the pan for 10-15 minutes, then remove the springform pan, place the cake on a wire rack and let it cool down. Serve dusted with icing sugar and whipped cream on the side.
Recipe Notes
- When shopping for plums you should make sure that the fruits are ripe, firm, but not hard.
- If the plums give off a lot of juice when they are pitted, it is best to place them in a sieve to drain until the cake batter is prepared.
- German plum cake tastes best when it is lukewarm.
- Of course, you can also bake this traditional German cake recipe with other types of stone fruit. I imagine mirabelle plums, nectarines, cherries, peaches, red currants or apricots to be just wonderful in this.