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                        GRANDMA'S BEST PLUM CAKE

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1       c            All-purpose flour
  1       t            Baking powder
          pn           Salt
    1/2   c            Butter -- softened
    3/4   c            Granulated sugar
  1 1/2   ts           Lemon zest -- grated
  2       lg           Eggs
 15                    Purple plums -- halved &
                       Pitted
  1       tb           Fresh lemon juice
                       TOPPING
  2       tb           Granulated sugar
    1/2   ts           Ground cinnamon

 1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease bottom and
 sides of a 9 or 10 inch springform pan.

 2.  Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.

 3.  Beat together butter, sugar, and lemon zest at
 medium speed until light and fluffy.  Add eggs, 1 at a
 time, beating well after each addition.

 4.  At low speed, beat flour mixture into butter
 mixture.  Spoon batter into prepared pan, spreading
 evenly.

 5.  Arrange plum halves, skinsides up, on top of
 batter.  Sprinkle with lemon juice.

 6.  To prepare topping, mix together sugar and
 cinnamon.  Sprinkle over top of cake.

 7.  Bake cake until golden brown, 1 hour.  Transfer
 pan to a wire rack to cool slightly.

 Recipe By     : Great American Home Baking

 From: [email protected] (Jean Denndate: 16 Apr
 1996 21:37:58 Gmt



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