Name: Christine's Plum Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup sugar; 3 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 2/3 cups grist mill flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 cup or less milk; 12 plums (cut in half); 1/4 cup butter; 1/2 cup grist mill flour; 1 cup sugar

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Christine’s Plum Cake

Prep Time20

Cook Time40

Total Time1

Course: Dessert

Servings:

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 2/3 cups grist mill flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup or less milk
12 plums cut in half

Topping:

1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup grist mill flour
1 cup sugar

Instructions

Cream together butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Add grist mill flour, baking powder and milk. Makes a stiff batter.
Spread into 9×13 inch greased pan. Place plums, cut side up, on batter. Sprinkle with topping (rub butter, flour and sugar until crumbly).
Bake at 350ºF for 40 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream. Freezes well.

Notes

This recipe comes from a fantastic cookbook prepared by the Friends of the Grist Mill in 2003 based on some of the most popular recipes in the Tea Room.