1 c Sugar 1 pn Salt
1/2 c Butter 2 Eggs
1 c Flour; sifted 12 Plums; halved (24 halves) p
1 ts Baking powder Sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon
Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: 1:00
Preheat oven to 350F. Cream sugar and butter. Add flour, baking
powder and eggs and beat well. Spoon batter into 9″ sringform pan.
Arrange plum halves face down in batter. Sprinkle lightly with sugar
and lemon juice, depending on the sweetness of the fruit. Sprinkle on
cinnamon.
Bake at 350F for 1 hour. Batter will rise and cover plums. Remove
and cool, refrigerate or freeze if desired. Or cool to lukewarm and
serve with vanilla ixe cream or whipped cream.
To serve frozen tortes, defrost and reheat briefly at 300F.
from Marion Burrows’ De Gustibus
Yields
8 servings