Saturday, September 27, 2025

BEST CAKE

Marian Burros's Italian Plum Torte, from the NYT via Leite's Culinaria


Ingredients:

4 oz (1 stick) butter, softened
3/4 c sugar
2 eggs, room temperature

4.75 oz (1 c) AP flour
1 t baking powder
large pinch salt

12 Italian plums, halved and pitted

2 T granulated sugar
1 t ground cardamom


Methodology:

Preheat oven to 350°F.  Grease an 8" square glass dish.

Cream butter and sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer.  Add eggs and mix thoroughly.  

Mix dry ingredients and stir into wet ingredients.  Spread evenly in dish and cover with fruit, pressing into batter slightly.  Sprinkle with sugar and cardamom.

Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until golden and puffed.

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