Fig Plum Sheet Cake

By exdircomp

Ingredients

• The Dough
• 10 1/2 ounces quark (Substitute for quark
• Fromage frais or fromage blanc or..
• Mascarpone cheese (richer) or..
• 2 parts ricotta and 1 part sour cream)
• 12 tablespoons oil
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 2/3 cup fine sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• The Topping
• 2 lbs plums, pitted and quartered
• 5-7 ripe figs, quartered
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 pistachios, coarsely chopped
• 5 tablespoons Acacia honey

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl rashly mix all the ingredients for the dough with the hook attachment of your hand or stand mixer into a smooth dough. Allow to rest for 15 - 20 minutes.

Line a baking sheet 40 x 25 cm) with baking paper. Pre-heat the oven to 190 degrees C.

In the meantime macerate the figs in lemon juice.

On a floured countertop roll out the dough to the size of the baking sheet. Lift the dough and place on the baking sheet. Using your fingers spread out to the edges of the sheet.

Lay the fig and plum quarters on the dough and sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake the cake for 45 minutes on the bottom rack of your oven. Approx. 15 minutes before the end of the baking time add the pistachios, then bake for the final 15 minutes.

Take the cake out of the oven and allow to slightly cool, then drizzle the honey over the fruit. Cut into squares and serve with vanilla flavored whipped cream.