Name: Zwetschgendatschi (German Plum Sheet Cake)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 4 ¾ cups; Baking powder - 4 teaspoons; White sugar - 1 cup; Vanilla sugar - 2 teaspoons; Salt - 2 pinches; Unsalted butter, room temperature and cut into chunks - 1 ⅓ cups; Eggs - 2 large; Italian prune plums, halved and pitted - 2 ¼ pounds; White sugar - 2 tablespoons; Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon; Unsalted butter, room temperature and cut into chunks - 2 tablespoons; Sliced almonds (Optional) - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Zwetschgendatschi (German Plum Sheet Cake)

1. All-purpose flour 4 ¾ cups

2. Baking powder 4 teaspoons

3. White sugar 1 cup

4. Vanilla sugar 2 teaspoons

5. Salt 2 pinches

6. Unsalted butter, room temperature and cut into chunks 1 ⅓ cups

7. Eggs 2 large

8. Italian prune plums, halved and pitted 2 ¼ pounds

9. White sugar 2 tablespoons

10. Ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon

11. Unsalted butter, room temperature and cut into chunks 2 tablespoons

12. Sliced almonds (Optional) 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Zwetschgendatschi (German Plum Sheet Cake)

1 . Stage

Combine flour and baking powder in a large bowl. Mix in 1 cup sugar, vanilla sugar, and salt. Add 1 1/3 cups butter and eggs. Knead everything into a smooth dough. Shape dough into a ball, press flat, cover, and chill in the refrigerator 1 hour to overnight.

2 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet with butter.

3 . Stage

Cut halved plums in half again, without cutting all the way through, so they fan out.

4 . Stage

Roll pastry dough out on a lightly floured work surface. Line the bottom and sides of the prepared baking sheet with dough. Mix 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl.

5 . Stage

Arrange plums side by side on the pastry dough; very small plums should overlap. Dot plums with 2 tablespoons butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and almonds.

6 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until pastry crust is lightly browned, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven. Allow plum cake to cool, then cut into squares. Serve lukewarm or at room temperature.