Name: Plum Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3/4 c. unsalted butter -; 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled) -; 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled) -; 1/2 tsp. baking soda -; 1/4 tsp. salt -; 1/2 c. packed light-brown sugar -; 1/2 c. granulated sugar -; 3 large eggs -; 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract -; 2 tsp. finely grated lemon zest -; 1/4 c. sour cream -; 3 plums -; Confectioners' sugar -

Ingredients for - Plum Cake

1. 3/4 c. unsalted butter

2. 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)

3. 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)

4. 1/2 tsp. baking soda

5. 1/4 tsp. salt

6. 1/2 c. packed light-brown sugar

7. 1/2 c. granulated sugar

8. 3 large eggs

9. 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

10. 2 tsp. finely grated lemon zest

11. 1/4 c. sour cream

12. 3 plums

13. Confectioners' sugar

How to cook deliciously - Plum Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter an 8-by-2-inch or a 9-inch cake pan and line bottom with a round of parchment. In a large bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, and salt.

2 . Stage

Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. With mixer on low, beat in eggs, one at a time, until incorporated; beat in vanilla and lemon zest. Beat in 1/2 the flour mixture, then sour cream. Add remaining flour mixture; mix just until combined.

3 . Stage

Spread batter into pan and smooth top with a knife. In a bowl, toss plums with 2 tablespoons flour and sprinkle over batter.

4 . Stage

Bake until cake is golden, about 30 minutes; loosely tent with foil and bake until cake pulls away from side of pan and a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes more. Let cake cool completely in pan. Run knife around cake edge and remove cake from pan. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.