Almond Plum Cake with Creme Fraiche

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

almond paste

9 oz

baking powder

baking powder

1 teaspoon

butter

butter

15 grams

cake flour

cake flour

1 cup

crème fraiche and slivered almond

crème fraiche and slivered almond

6 servings

eggs

eggs

6

granulated sugar

granulated sugar

1.25 cup

plums

plums

12 oz

salt

salt

0.25 teaspoon

vanilla-bean - lengthwise seeds scraped

vanilla-bean - lengthwise seeds scraped

1

vanilla extract

vanilla extract

1 teaspoon

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    . Preheat the oven at 35

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    oven
  2. 2
    Butter and flour a 9-inch spring form pan. In a small bowl, mix the cake flour with the baking powder and salt.

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    baking powder

    cake flour

    cake flour

    butter

    butter

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    salt

    salt

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    bowl
    frying pan
    frying pan
  3. 3
    In a bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the sugar with the almond paste until crumbly.

    almond paste

    almond paste

    sugar

    sugar

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    blender
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    bowl
  4. 4
    Add the butter and beat t high speed until light in color and fluffy, about 2 minutes.

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    butter

  5. 5
    Add 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 extract

    vanilla

    vanilla

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    seeds

    seeds

    egg

    egg

  6. 6
    Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Arrange the plums over the top of the batter.

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    plum

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    frying pan
  7. 7
    Bake 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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    toothpicks
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    oven
  8. 8
    Transfer 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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    knife
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    frying pan
  9. 9
    Let the cake cool for at least 30 minutes longer.

  10. 10
    Serve 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

    slivered almonds