Pretty Plum Cake

By LoriCaputo

Ingredients

• 8 -12 prune plums, halved and pitted
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tbs. flour
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• ¼ cup butter, cold
• ¾ cup sugar
• ½ cup butter, at room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ½ cup milk
• ¾ cup icing sugar
• 1 tbs. milk
• ½ tsp. almond extract

Preparation

Step 1

Stir together the flour, sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in the butter until mixture resembles crumbs. Set aside.

Beat the sugar and butter until fluffy, beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla. In a separate bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the flour mix to the butter mix alternately with milk. Pour the batter into a spring form pan. Arrange plums, cut sides up o n top of the batter, sprinkle with topping. Bake at 350 degrees for an hour. Cool in a pan 10 minutes. Stir together icing sugar, milk, and almond extract until smooth. Drizzle glaze over the war cake.