Plum Upside Down Cake

By LoriCaputo

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 2 lb. plums, halved and pitted
• ½ cup butter
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 ½ cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• ¾ cup milk

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place ¼ cup butter in a 9 inch square pan, sprinkle with brown sugar and arrange plum halves, cut side down on to of the sugar, pack in closely.

Cream ½ cup butter, and add the sugar slowly until mixture is light and creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, beat in vanilla. Sift dry ingredients together and add to the butter mix alternately with the milk. Place in a baking pan and bake 40 – 50 minutes.