Austrian Plum Cake
"Pflaumenkuchen" or Plum Cake
This is probably my most favorite Austrian/ Transylvanian-influenced dessert my family makes! I did my own twist on it using ingredients I had on hand, including gluten-free flour & it turned out perfectly, if I do say so myself!
I am not a huge sweet tooth (except for my love of Chocolate Chip Cookies), but this fruit dessert hits the spot. With its lemon pound cake & plum topping, it’s not overly sweet, but oh-so-satisfying! I hope you enjoy this recipe & let me know what you think!
Austrian-Influenced Plum Cake
prep time: 10 mins
bake time: 45 mins
total time: 55 mins
DRY INGREDIENTS:
1 1/4 C Gluten-Free Flour (see notes)
1 t Baking Powder
1/4 t sea salt
WET INGREDIENTS:
1 stick butter, softened
3/4 C Cane sugar
1 1/2 t vanilla
1 lemon, zest
1/2 juice of lemon
3 Eggs, room temp
TOPPINGS:
2-3 plums
2 T Cane sugar
optional: powdered sugar
METHOD:
Preheat your oven to 350°.
In a small bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Set aside.
With a hand or stand mixer, cream together butter, sugar, vanilla, lemon zest, & lemon juice.
Add eggs 1 at a time. Incorporate completely each time.
Slowly add the dry ingredients & blend well together on the medium/ high setting.
Grease & flour a 9" cake pan.
Add the batter into the pan & top with pitted & sliced plums & the 2T of cane sugar.
Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until lightly browned & toothpick comes out clean.
Let it cool on a wire rack & top with powdered sugar.
Cut, serve & enjoy!
NOTES:
Make sure GF Flour has Xantham Gum or Arrowroot powder. I like Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour, King Arthur Flour Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour, or Namaste Gluten Free Perfect Flour Blend.
We serve our desserts in this Austrian-influenced home "mit schlag," which really just means with whipped cream. Check out the simple recipe below!
Schlag / Whipped Cream Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
1 pint heavy cream
¼ C sugar of choice (powdered, cane, white, or coconut are all great options)
a splash of vanilla
METHOD:
Whip all the ingredients in a mixer until fluffy yet holds shape. Or as fancy bakers say, “when stiff peaks form.”
"Schlag" it on your dessert.
Serve & enjoy!
-for a dairy-free option, I love Minimalist Baker's recipe
I hope you enjoyed this recipe & share with me when you make it! I always have a ton of fun in the kitchen & I hope you do too! Enjoy the sequence of photos below of me serenading the cake to Justin Bieber’s “Yummy” prior to baking!
xoxo,
Paulina
