German plum cake (zwetschgenkuchen)

Name: German plum cake (zwetschgenkuchen)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 7
Cuisine: En
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; 4-5 plums, apples or pears, about 2 cups of cherries or berries; 2 tablespoons sugar for sprinkling. (or 1 packet of vanilla sugar)

Dessert

Very Easy

50 min

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time35 min

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.