Fresh Plum Cake

This cake came about after I found myself with a bunch of prune plums. I wanted to use them in a dessert. I recently shared a recipe for a plum torte recipe I got from a friend. I love that recipe, but I wanted something a little different. So here is the recipe I came up with.

The cake is moist and not real sweet. I think it makes a great dessert, but it could easily be served at breakfast or brunch. I took it to work and got a some valuable feedback from my coworkers. It disappeared pretty quickly. One person mentioned she wanted more plums, so in the final version I added more plums. So here is the recipe. Enjoy.

Fresh Plum Cake

2 c. flour

¾ c. sugar

1 t.  baking powder

1 t. baking soda

1 t. cinnamon

½ t. salt

½ c. milk

1/3 c. oil

2 eggs

1 t. vanilla

1 ½ c. pitted and chopped fresh plums

Cinnamon orange sugar*

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9–inch baking pan and set aside. In medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients and set aside. In smaller bowl combine the milk, oil, eggs and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture and beat by hand until well combined. Fold in the plums and pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with the cinnamon orange sugar and bake for 35-40 minutes or until cake tests done, using a toothpick. Toothpick inserted into cake and removed should have a few dry crumbs attached.

Cinnamon Orange Sugar

4 T. sugar

1 t. cinnamon

1 t. grated orange zest  

Combine all ingredients and sprinkle on cake before baking.