Pflaumekuchen, my family's german plum cake

Ingredients

• 15 Italian Prune Plums, halved and stone removed, but not peeled
• 1 stick butter, plus either 1/4 cup shortening or another 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• pinch salt
• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons milk

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Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 325F and grease a 9x13" baking pan and set aside.
• With an electric mixer, cream together the sugar and butter/shortening until well combined. Add in the rest of the ingredients except the plums and mix until combined.
• Spread the batter out on the bottom of the baking pan (it will be a relatively thin layer, so use your spatula to spread it around and cover the entire bottom).
• Place the plum halves skin side up in rows on top of the batter. Bake for 1 hour, until it passes the toothpick test. Cool before serving and enjoy!