Original Plum Torte

By Marian Burros

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Rating (13,940)

INGREDIENTS

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Yield: 8 servings

¾ cup sugar

½ cup unsalted butter, softened

1 cup unbleached flour, sifted

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 Pinch of salt (optional)

2 eggs

24 halves pitted purple plums

Sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon, for topping

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PREPARATION

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

Cream the sugar and butter in a bowl. Add the flour, baking powder, salt and eggs and beat

well.

Step 3

Spoon the batter into a springform pan of 8, 9 or 10 inches. 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 teaspoon of cinnamon, depending on how

much you like cinnamon.

Step 4

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 degrees.)

TIP

To freeze, double-wrap the torte in foil, place in a plastic bag and seal