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Sunken Plum Cake

Sunken Plum Cake Recipe

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Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup vegan butter or unsalted butter at room temperature (1 stick)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 large eggs at room temperature
  • 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp. freshly grated ginger
  • 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour or gluten free all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
  • 1/4 tsp. salt if using unsalted butter, pinch of salt if using vegan butter
  • 4-5 plums halved, pitted and sliced ¼-inch thick
  • Turbinado/raw sugar for sprinkling on top
  • 1/4 cup honey for the glaze (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  • Grease and line a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper, or you can also make this in a 9-by-9-inch baking dish.
  • Cream together vegan butter/butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes, using either a handheld mixer or stand mixer with the paddle attachment.
  • Add the honey to the sugar mixture and mix until well incorporated.
  • Add the eggs, vanilla and freshly grated ginger, and mix until they are also well incorporated.
  • Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and cardamom. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and mix until just incorporated. Be careful not to over-mix.
  • Pour the batter into the lined and greased cake pan. Add the sliced plums on top of the cake; they will sink as they bake. Top the cake with a generous sprinkling of Turbinado/raw sugar, or regular sugar if you don’t have raw sugar.
  • Bake 35-40 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean when tested in the center of the cake.
  • If desired, you can brush honey on top of the cake once it has cooled: Heat ¼ cup of honey until just warm, and then brush it over the cake.
  • Serve topped with whipped cream or ice cream. Can be made a day in advance.

Notes

(Sonya Sanford is a chef, food stylist and writer based out of Los Angeles.)
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