Ingredients
CRUST:
- 1 piece fresh yeast
- 6 1/4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup hot milk
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 tablespoon canola oil
- 3 ounces butter
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla sugar
- 3 1/2 cups cake flour and flour to work the dough
- 1 egg
Directions
Mix the fresh yeast with 2 tablespoons of the sugar and reserve. Mix into the hot milk the remaining sugar, salt, oil, butter, vanilla sugar and half of the cake flour in a bowl of a kitchen aid mixture or food processor, mix at low speed for 1 minute. Add the egg. Add the yeast/sugar mixture. Add the remaining cake flour and mix well at low speed until all ingredients are incorporated. Let rise at a warm place until dough doubles. With a rolling pin, roll out the dough to fit a 12 by 17-inch cake pan, which is lightly buttered and dusted with flour.
TOPPING:
- 3 to 4 tablespoons hazelnut flour
- 1 1/2 pounds of ripe plums
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
- 3/4 cup almond slivers or almond sticks
- 2 to 3 tablespoons butter
Preheat oven to 360 degrees. Sprinkle hazelnut flour over the dough. Cut the plums open but not in half, remove the pit and cut a small insert into the top. Layer standing on top of the dough. Mix sugar, cinnamon, and bread crumbs and sprinkle over the plums. Top with almonds and butter. Bake on the second shelf from the bottom for 45 minutes to 1 hour at 360 degrees in a regular oven or for 45 minutes at 300 degrees in a convection oven. Let cool, serve by itself, or with whipped cream, ice cream, or cinnamon creme fraiche.
















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By yellowcombi71_5...
goleta, CA
on August 02, 2006
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i enjoyed the plum cake immensely; it is sweet, but not too sweet, tart, fruity, and relatively simple, if you happen to have hazelnut flour on hand. i simply used a little regular flour with sugar. i also let the dough rise twice, unintentionally, because i had an appointment that took much longer than expected. but as i had used half whole wheat flour, the dough needed the extra time and came out delicious! it is perfect for afternoon tea, breakfast, or any other time of day.
By trammel6_2926988
Shalimar, FL
on June 21, 2005
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This plum cake tastes pretty good. The dough could've been easier to make. I'll probably try rolled sugar cookie dough or rolled dough from the freezer section next time.
By elisabethstegga...
Cedar Rapids, IA
on February 28, 2005
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This recipe brought back childhood memories. My Mother is a born and raised Bavarian German. She made this cake often,and never with a crumb topping of any kind.We all loved it.I was very surprised to find it here. Yum.
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