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    Home » Recipes » Cakes and Muffins

    Plum Cake

    August 20, 2019 by Kankana Saxena

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    Plum Cake is a simple summer cake with beautiful nutty crumbs from almond meal and juicy sweet plums nestled on top. The nutty almond flavor with a little bit of nutmeg and cardamom makes this a very tasty teatime plum cake. A tiny dollop of whipped heavy cream would be great on the side, but I just love this Summer Plum Cake as is, with a cup of tea.

    How to prepare the Summer Plum Cake?

    It’s a very simple plum cake recipe to follow. Definitely use fresh plum for the cake.

    • You whisk he butter and sugar until it’s smooth and add the eggs to the mix.
    • Then fold the dry ingredients (all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and salt) to the butter mixture.
    • Finally layer the sliced fresh plums on the cake batter. Sprinkle slivered almonds and a little bit of sugar on the top.
    • It’s a 6-inch plum cake and bakes for about 45 minutes at 350F.

    Beautiful evening tea cake

    Currently, my fruit basket is over loaded with summer stone fruits. Peaches, plums, mangoes, melons, nectarines, all so sweet and juicy delicious! Now, as much as I love fruits, I absolutely love indulging on fruitcake every now and then. This Plum cake came out perfectly delicious and it’s super easy to bake.

    Is the Plum Cake recipe gluten free?

    It is not a gluten-free cake. The cake batter had all-purpose flour along with the almond flour to prepare the cake batter.

    Growing up, we had a big plum tree in our backyard. I still remember how the plums used to be juicy and gorgeous red. What I disliked the most about this fruit is the tart skin. The pulp would be so juicy and sweet but to reach there, we had to bite through the tart skin. Often, I would peel the skin off and discard but now with my matured taste bud, I actually enjoy that mild tart taste.

    You can add a little amount of almond paste to the almond cake batter for more robust flavor.

    Fresh Plums are beautiful summer fruits!

    Few fun facts about Plums

    • Plum trees are grown on every continent except Antarctica.
    • I always thought that Prune is a completely different variety of fruit, but it’s actually a variety of plum. Those varieties are specifically bred so they can be dried and used for prunes.
    • Like most stone fruits, plum too contains a range of healthy factors like vitamins and minerals.

    My Mom used to make jam with fresh plums, but I somehow always prefer the plum cake. What I like the most about the cake is that it’s not overly sweet. The tartness from the plum skin gives a lovely balance to the sweetness. I really like the texture of the cake, which is not too crumbly or dense. It is somewhere in between! It’s a lovely summer cake that you need to try.

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    Kankana Saxena Food Photography

    Plum Almond Cake

    Kankana Saxena
    Plum Almond Cake is a simple summer cake with
    beautiful nutty crumbs and juicy sweet plums nestled on top.
    Print Recipe Pin Recipe
    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 45 minutes mins
    Total Time 55 minutes mins
    Course Dessert

    Ingredients
     

    • ½ cup butter (softened at room temperature)
    • ¾ cup sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
    • ¼ cup almond flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
    • ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg powder
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 2 to 3 plums
    • 1 teaspoon sugar to sprinkle on top
    • slivered almonds

    Instructions
     

    • Pre heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 6-inch round pan with oil or butter. Layer a parchment paper at the bottom of the pan.
    • Whisk butter and sugar until it’s all mixed together.
    • Add one egg at a time and mix it with the butter and sugar.
    • Next, sift the all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and salt.
    • Using a rubber spatula, mix the dry ingredients to the egg mixture. The batter will be quite thick.
    • Pour the batter into the prepared pan and level the top.
    • Slice the plum into wedges and press it on top of the cake batter. Sprinkle slivered almond and sugar.
    • Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until it’s baked through! Poke a knife or chopstick in the center of the cake and if it comes out clean, it’s ready.
    • Let me cake rest for 5 minutes before you take it out of the pan.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 16 inch cake
    Keyword cake, stone fruits, summer desserts
    Plum Almond CakeKankana Saxena Food Photography

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary

      September 02, 2019 at 4:05 pm

      5 stars
      This cake is absolutely stunning!!! Plums are one of my favorite fruits and I always end up eating them before I get to actually do anything with them. I'm going to have to buy extra at the market because I need this beauty in my life!!!

    2. Adina

      August 28, 2019 at 12:51 am

      A beautiful cake, your pictures are amazing!

    3. [email protected] Delight

      August 27, 2019 at 10:15 am

      5 stars
      Beautiful cake and beautiful styling. Loved the addition of nutmeg and cardamon, its festive 🙂

      • Kankana Saxena

        August 27, 2019 at 8:35 pm

        5 stars
        Thanks Akhila! These spices added a lovely flavor to the cake.

    4. Balvinder

      August 27, 2019 at 6:33 am

      This looks really good, Kankana! I love eating juicy plums but so far only used them in a crumble.

      • Kankana Saxena

        August 27, 2019 at 8:35 pm

        5 stars
        I love fruits in crumbles. Makes such a great breakfast option. I hope you will try the cake though 🙂

    5. Neil

      August 25, 2019 at 11:13 am

      5 stars
      I love how the fresh plumbs are layered into this cake. It looks absolutely delicious and I bet it tastes amazing!

      • Kankana Saxena

        August 27, 2019 at 8:34 pm

        5 stars
        Thanks a lot Neil 🙂 The cake turned out really tasty.

    6. Marcellina

      August 23, 2019 at 4:14 pm

      5 stars
      Ooooh I can't wait for summer to come to Australia for the stone fruit! I'm making plum cake, sor sure! I'm not looking forward to the heat though!

      • Kankana Saxena

        August 27, 2019 at 8:34 pm

        5 stars
        Summer brings such mixed feeling right LOL! I hope you get to enjoy lots of stone fruits.

    7. Arpita

      August 23, 2019 at 9:49 am

      This cake is absolutely GORGEOUS. Have never made cake with plum before but always relished it in chutney form. Now I am so tempted ..😍

      • Kankana Saxena

        August 27, 2019 at 8:33 pm

        YUM never made plum chutney but I totally should.

    8. mjskitchen

      August 21, 2019 at 6:58 pm

      5 stars
      What a delicious little cake. I've never a cake with plums so I'm awed by this. Saw some beautiful plums at the market that would be yummy in this cake. Love the cardamom!

      • Kankana Saxena

        August 27, 2019 at 8:33 pm

        5 stars
        I hope you will try this 🙂 It's lovely flavorful cake

    9. angiesrecipes

      August 21, 2019 at 11:12 am

      The plum cake looks fabulous! So are those photos, Kankana.

      • Kankana Saxena

        August 27, 2019 at 8:31 pm

        5 stars
        Thanks Angie 🙂

    10. Kelly | Foodtasia

      August 21, 2019 at 4:24 am

      5 stars
      Kankana, this plum cake is irresistible! And so pretty! Such a beautiful cake and I love the small size. Perfect for breakfast and snacking!

      • Kankana Saxena

        August 27, 2019 at 8:31 pm

        5 stars
        Thanks Kelly! I always prefer baking small cake as we both try not to eat too much sweets and we are horrible as resisting such desserts LOL!

    11. David @ Spiced

      August 21, 2019 at 4:23 am

      5 stars
      What a gorgeous cake, Kankana! I never think about plums, but they are such a delicious summer fruit. I love the way you just layered the plums on top rather than mixed them into the cake. This definitely needs to go on my to-bake list!

      • Kankana Saxena

        August 27, 2019 at 8:30 pm

        5 stars
        Thanks David! yeah I do prefer not to add in the batter, I feel that makes the cake too dense.

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