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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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