Pretty Plum Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 8 -12 plums, halved and pitted (i used less)
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup cold butter
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3/4 cup icing sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 topping:.
• 2 stir together sugar,flour,cinnamon.
• 3 with pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 cake:
• 6 using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter until fluffy.
• 7 beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 8 add vanilla.
• 9 in separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, salt.
• 10 add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk.
• 11 pour into lightly buttered 9" springform pan.
• 12 arrange plums cut side up on top of batter; sprinkle with topping.
• 13 bake in 350 f oven about 1 hour; test for doneness.
• 14 cool in pan on rack, 10 minutes.
• 15 glaze:.
• 16 stir together icing sugar, milk, and almond extract until smooth.
• 17 drizzle glaze over warm cake.
• 18 run a knife around edge of pan, release sides of pan.