Almond Plum Cake with Creme Fraiche
Ready in : 45 mins
Almond Plum Cake with Creme Fraiche requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. For $2.77 per serving, you get a dessert that serves 6. One serving contains 565 calories, 13g of protein, and 21g of fat. This recipe is liked by 8 foodies and cooks. It is brought to you by Foodista. Head to the store and pick up eggs, baking powder, butter, and a few other things to make it today. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 41%. This score is solid.
Ingredients
almond paste
9 oz
baking powder
1 teaspoon
butter
15 grams
cake flour
1 cup
crème fraiche and slivered almond
6 servings
eggs
6
granulated sugar
1.25 cup
plums
12 oz
salt
0.25 teaspoon
vanilla-bean - lengthwise seeds scraped
1
vanilla extract
1 teaspoon
Cooking in Steps
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1. Preheat the oven at 35
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2Butter and flour a 9-inch spring form pan. In a small bowl, mix the cake flour with the baking powder and salt.
baking powder
cake flour
butter
all purpose flour
salt
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3In a bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the sugar with the almond paste until crumbly.
almond paste
sugar
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4Add the butter and beat t high speed until light in color and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
butter
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5Add the eggs, one at the a time, beating until fully incorporated between additions. Beat the vanilla extract and vanilla seeds. Gently fold in the flour mixture until fully incorporated.
vanilla extract
vanilla
all purpose flour
seeds
egg
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6Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Arrange the plums over the top of the batter.
plum
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7Bake for 1 hour and 5 minutes, or until the cake is deeply golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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8Transfer the cake to a rack and let cool for 15 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the cake and remove the outside ring of the pan.
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9Let the cake cool for at least 30 minutes longer.
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10Serve warm or at room temperature topped with crme fraiche and slivered almonds.Make ahead: The cake can be made one day ahead and stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
slivered almonds