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Title: Original Plum Torte
Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Fruits
Yield: 8 Servings
1 c Sugar
1/2 c Unsalted butter; softened
1 c Unbleached flour; sifted
1 ts Baking powder
1 pn Salt (optional)
2 lg Eggs
24 Purple plums; pitted, halved
Sugar, lemon juice, and
- cinnamon; for topping
Set oven @ 350 F/175 C.
Cream the sugar and butter in a bowl. Add the flour, baking powder,
salt, and eggs and beat well.
Spoon the batter into a springform pan of 8, 9, or 10". Place the
plum halves skin side up on top of the batter. Sprinkle lightly
with sugar and lemon juice, depending on the sweetness of the
fruit. Sprinkle with about 1 ts of cinnamon, depending on how much
you like cinnamon.
Bake 1 hour, approximately. Remove and cool; refrigerate or freeze
if desired. Or cool to lukewarm and serve plain or with whipped
cream. (To serve a torte that was frozen, defrost and reheat it
briefly at 300 F/150 C.)
Recipe by Marian Burros
Recipe FROM:
https://cooking.nytimes.com
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