German plum cake (zwetschgenkuchen)

Ingredients

• German Cake : (Kuchen)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• zest of 1 lemon

Fruit:

• 4-5 plums, apples or pears, about 2 cups of cherries or berries
• 2 tablespoons sugar for sprinkling. (or 1 packet of vanilla sugar)

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Slightly spray/ grease one of the following, a standard cake pan, 9-11" spring form pan or a single pie plate 9 to 11 inches in diameter.
• Combine butter with sugar and eggs stir until smooth. Add milk vanilla and salt. Combine flour and stir with a spoon be sure not to over mix.
• This cake is easy but too much mixing and it will not be a buttery delicate texture. Evenly spread mixture into your prepared pan.
• Layer the fruit on top as you'd like in any pattern. Traditionally apples, pears, plums etc. are halved and placed on top plums, "pit side" up.
• Apples peeled, sometimes sliced core side down. You can brush the top gently with additional butter if you'd like, Sprinkle sugar on top and bake for 30-40 minutes.
• This depends on how moist your fruit is as well as your oven. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or cinnamon or both.

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