Plum Delicious

With the change in our weather I was in the mood to bake something. I used my tart, sweet plums that are one of the highlights of the Autumn season. I made a delicious plum cake.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter room temperature plus more for pan

1 1/2 cups plus 2 tbsps all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)

1/2 tsp of baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

3 large eggs

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

2 tsps finely grated lemon zest

1/4 cup of sour cream

3 plums, halved, pitted, & cut into eighths

confectioners' sugar for dusting

Directions:

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

2. 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 until combined.

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

4. 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.

Prep time: 25 minutes

Enjoy!