This is a great plum cake recipe for those who enjoy a lighter cake Perfect for entertaining as well as for the family
Prep Time
1 hr
Dificult
Medium
Servings
8
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch tube pan.
Separate eggs into whites and yolks. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; set aside.
Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and lemon zest.
Stir flour and baking powder together
then blend into butter mixture. Gently fold in egg whites. Spread cake batter evenly into the prepared pan. There will only be a little over an inch of batter. Arrange plums
skin-side down
in a nice pattern over the batter.
Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean
about 40 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and allow to cool before serving.
Cook’s Note
If this cake lasts more than 24 hours