Best 9 Open Face Plum Cake Recipes

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Open face plum cake is a sweet and delicious pastry that is perfect for any occasion. Its origins date back to 18th century, when it was often served at tea parties and other gatherings. Today, it remains a popular treat and can be found in bakeries, cafes, and homes around the world. The combination of sweet plums, buttery pastry, and crunchy crumb topping makes this cake a truly irresistible treat. In this article, we will guide you through the steps to create your own mouthwatering open face plum cake, providing detailed instructions and helpful tips to ensure a perfect result.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

OPEN-FACE PLUM CAKE



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This simple cake recipe showcases the best of late-summer stone fruit. You can use apricots, nectarines, or peaches in place of the plums.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

Yield Makes 2 cakes

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg
9 or 10 large black plums, halved and pitted
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, plus more for pans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, combine 3/4 cup sugar, the milk, oil, and egg. Fold into flour mixture.
  • Divide batter evenly between prepared pans, and smooth tops. Arrange plums, cut sides up, over batter.
  • Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar, and sprinkle over plums. Dot with butter. Bake until tops are dark golden, plums are soft, and a toothpick inserted into center of cakes comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool. (Cakes are best the day you make them; leftover cake is great for breakfast the next day.)

OPEN-FACE PLUM CAKE



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Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     easy, dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

10 tablespoons sweet butter, at room temperature
1 cup light-brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 pounds Italian ''prune'' plums, pitted and sliced
Confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup heavy cream, whipped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a nine-inch springform pan.
  • Cream eight tablespoons of the butter with three-fourths cup of the sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well.
  • Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Add to batter, stirring lightly, and stir in vanilla.
  • Spread batter in prepared pan and arrange sliced plums on top. Sprinkle with remaining sugar and dot with remaining butter.
  • Bake one hour. Cool slightly before removing sides of pan. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm or cool with whipped cream.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 355, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 42 grams, Fat 20 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 195 milligrams, Sugar 28 grams, TransFat 1 gram

OPEN-FACED PLUM TART



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Provided by Sunny Anderson

Categories     dessert

Time 1h40m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 (9-inch) store-bought round pie crust
1/4 cup fig jam
1 pound plums cut into 1/4-inch wedges
1 egg plus 1 tablespoon water, whisked for egg wash
1/2 cup raw cane sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • Remove pie crust from refrigerator 10 minutes before using to soften slightly. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Unfold pie crust onto baking sheet. Spread fig jam on crust leaving a 2-inch border around the edges. Place plums on top of the jam. Fold edges over leaving the center exposed and press slightly to seal. Brush outside of the pie dough with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar.
  • Bake until dough is cooked through and golden, about 45 minutes.
  • Serve warm with ice cream.

OPEN FACE PLUM CAKE



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Categories     Cake     Fruit     Dessert     Bake

Yield 2 cakes

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg
9 or 10 large black plums, halved and pitted
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, plus more for pans

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, combine 3/4 cup sugar, the milk, oil, and egg. Fold into flour mixture. 2. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans, and smooth tops. Arrange plums, cut sides up, over batter. 3. Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar, and sprinkle over plums. Dot with butter. Bake until tops are dark golden, plums are soft, and a toothpick inserted into center of cakes comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool. (Cakes are best the day you make them; leftover cake is great for breakfast the next day.)

GERMAN PLUM CAKE



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This cake is actually known as Zwetschgendatschi in Bavaria, where it is most popular. Roughly translated from Bavarian to German, it would be called Pflaumenkuchen or plum cake in English. BUT Zwetschgen aren't ordinary plums, a Datschi isn't really a Kuchen, and a Kuchen is most definitely not a cake! Or at least not a tall, spongy cake -- it's flatter. Ideally, for this dessert you want the slightly tart Italian plums. If you do have to use another type of plum, be careful the variety you choose isn't too juicy.

Provided by Sackville

Categories     Breads

Time 1h5m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/4 lb butter
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 tablespoon sour cream
1 pinch salt (only if you use unsalted butter)
1 teaspoon lemon, rind of
1 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups plums, pitted and sliced into thin wedges
6 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream the butter, add the sugar, vanilla, egg, lemon peel, sour cream and salt (if desired).
  • Mix the flour and baking powder and add that into the mixture.
  • Grease the base of a round baking pan and spread the dough over the pan.
  • Liberally spread plums over the dough.
  • To make the optional topping, cream the butter, add flour, sugar and cinnamon.
  • Sprinkle over the plums and bake for 30-45 minutes in the middle rack at 375 F.
  • Be careful not to let the bottom burn!
  • Serve with lots of freshly-made whipped cream.
  • If you like, you may also sprinkle rum or cinnamon over the fruit before baking.

PLUM UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE



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Based on the Cottage Pudding Upside-Down Cake on this site, this plummified version ensures the same fluffy base but with specks of cinnamon thrown in for visual effect. Use a mix of sweet and sour plums for best results and adjust the brown sugar amounts if most of them are sour. Note that flipping the cake will be messier if your plums are overripe. Once it's cooled down, you'll want to reheat it for about 10 seconds in the microwave for the tastiest results.

Provided by crys

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Upside-Down Cake Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons brown sugar, or to taste
1 ½ tablespoons blanched almond flour
3 plums, pitted and sliced
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
½ cup white sugar
1 egg, at room temperature
¾ teaspoon vanilla extract, or to taste
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup milk, at room temperature

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Drop butter into an 8-inch square and let melt in the preheating oven.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and tilt to coat the bottom evenly with butter. Sprinkle brown sugar and almond flour on top. Arrange plum slices over the mixture.
  • Beat softened butter and sugar together until light and creamy. Mix in egg and vanilla extract until fluffy.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon together in a separate bowl. Add to the butter mixture alternately with the milk, folding just until dry spots disappear. Pour batter evenly over the plums; tap pan onto the counter to expel excess air bubbles.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.
  • Cover the pan with a serving plate and immediately invert cake onto the plate. Let cool until no longer hot, about 15 minutes. Cut and serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 255.1 calories, Carbohydrate 31 g, Cholesterol 48.8 mg, Fat 13.2 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 248.7 mg, Sugar 15.9 g

PLUM KUCHEN



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Moist plum coffee cake with sugar and cinnamon crumble topping.

Provided by Amy

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Coffee Cake Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

½ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons margarine
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
10 Italian plums, halved and pitted
1 cup white sugar
½ cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons margarine, melted
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 7x11-inch baking dish.
  • Beat 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons margarine together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Mix eggs, 1 cup flour, baking powder, and salt into creamed margarine mixture; stir in vanilla. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish. Arrange plums, skin side-down, atop batter.
  • Mix 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup flour, 3 tablespoons margarine, and cinnamon together in a bowl until crumbly; spoon over batter and plums.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until plums are softened, about 35 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 231.7 calories, Carbohydrate 43.5 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 5.6 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 152.8 mg, Sugar 30.6 g

PLUM CAKE



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This moist, lemony plum cake needs little more than a dusting of confectioners' sugar. If you like, though, a dollop of sour cream is a delicious accompaniment.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

Time 1h30m

Number Of Ingredients 12

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
1/4 cup sour cream
3 plums, halved, pitted, and cut into eighths
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter an 8-by-2-inch or a 9-inch cake pan and line bottom with a round of parchment. In a large bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. With mixer on low, beat in eggs, one at a time, until incorporated; beat in vanilla and lemon zest. Beat in half the flour mixture, then sour cream. Add remaining flour mixture; mix just until combined.
  • Spread batter into pan and smooth top with a knife. In a bowl, toss plums with 2 tablespoons flour and sprinkle over batter.
  • Bake until cake is golden, about 30 minutes; loosely tent with foil and bake until cake pulls away from side of pan and a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes more. Let cake cool completely in pan. Run knife around cake edge and remove cake from pan. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 314 g, Fat 16 g, Protein 5 g

PLUM UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE



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Since my husband liked pineapple upside-down cake, I decided to give this recipe a try one night when we were expecting guests for dinner. Everyone pronounced this cake "Delicious!" and asked for seconds.-Bobbie Talbott, Veneta, Oregon

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 55m

Yield 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1-3/4 to 2 pounds medium plums, pitted and halved
2 large eggs, room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup hot water
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
Whipped cream, optional

Steps:

  • Melt butter in a 10-in. cast-iron or ovenproof skillet. Sprinkle brown sugar over butter. Arrange plum halves, cut side down, in a single layer over sugar; set aside. , In a large bowl, beat eggs until thick and lemon-colored; gradually beat in sugar. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well. Blend water and lemon extract; beat into batter. Pour over plums. , Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Immediately invert onto a serving plate. Serve warm, with whipped cream if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 245 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 53mg cholesterol, Sodium 173mg sodium, Carbohydrate 43g carbohydrate (32g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

Tips:

  • Use ripe plums for the best flavor.
  • If you don't have a baking dish, you can use a 9-inch pie plate.
  • To make a gluten-free cake, use gluten-free flour.
  • To make a vegan cake, use vegan butter and milk.
  • Serve the cake warm with a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream.

Conclusion:

Open-face plum cake is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its sweet and tart plums, buttery crust, and creamy filling, this cake is sure to be a hit. So next time you're looking for a special treat, give this open-face plum cake a try.

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