Plum Torte

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This recipe is so much fun to make. Don’t let the word Torte scare you because it is a very simple recipe! This recipe is from many, many years ago and it turned out exactly like it was supposed to. It uses basic ingredients and tastes so delicious!

Source: Marian Burros

 

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Ingredients

 

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Wash the plums and let them dry.

Cut them in half lengthwise, discarding the pit.

 

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In a medium bowl add butter and sugar.

 

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Cream them with the back of a

large spoon until combined.

 

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Add flour, baking powder, eggs and

mix until completely combined.

 

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Grease or spray a springform pan (8”, 9” or 10”).

I greased mine with my homemade

Non Stick Pan Coating Recipe.

https://indianeskitchen.com/2018/08/30/non-stick-pan-coating-recipe

 

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Spoon the batter into the bottom of the pan.

 

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Place the plum halves, skin side up, on top of the batter.

 

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Sprinkle with the cinnamon.

 

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Sprinkle with the lemon juice.

 

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Sprinkle with the sugar.

 

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Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven

for 45 – 60 minutes depending on which

size springform pan you use. I used a 9” pan

and it was done at 53 minutes.

 

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Remove the pan from the oven and let it sit for about 5 minutes.

Run a rubber spatula around the inside of the pan.

Release and remove the side of the pan but leave the bottom in place.

Slice and serve. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

 

Plum Torte

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cups (1 stick) salted butter, softened
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 12-14 purple plums
  • 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Grease or spray a 8”, 9” or 10” springform pan. I used my Non Stick Pan Coating Recipe on my pan. The link to that recipe is: https://indianeskitchen.com/2018/08/30/non-stick-pan-coating-recipe
  3. Wash and dry the plums then slice them in half lengthwise, discarding the pit.
  4. In a medium bowl, cream the butter with the 1 cup of sugar.
  5. Add the flour, baking powder, eggs and stir until completely combined.
  6. Spoon the batter into the bottom of the pan.
  7. Place the plum halves, skin side up, on top of the batter.
  8. Sprinkle with the cinnamon.
  9. Sprinkle with the lemon juice.
  10. Sprinkle with remaining sugar.
  11. Bake for 45-60 minutes depending on which size pan you used. I used a 9″ pan and mine was done at 53 minutes. The top will be a golden brown when done.
  12. Remove the pan from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes then run a rubber spatula along the entire inside of the pan.
  13. Release and remove the side of the pan, leaving the bottom in place.

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Categories: Desserts, Fruit

66 Comments »

  7. Haha, it’s funny it would be called Torte! I mostly make plum cake that looks more like a plum pizza than a torte while using apples for a recipe similar to yours (calling it Apfelkuchen rather than Apfeltorte, though), but this looks awfully tasty indeed and we shall try it for sure. 🙂

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  17. A New recipe ” Torte!” That’s the main reason why i am here i mean following your great blog. I hope you will also follow me back on my new blog & like my recipe Creamy Minestrone Soup. Thanks for sharing. I will soon checkout your blog again.

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  21. This brings back memories of the damson plum trees we had when I was a little girl. Unfortunately, a blight killed all three trees one year so that was the end of our plums. My mother made pies, puddings, and all sorts of yummy things with those plums. Your torte looks very good. I might look for plums at the store today!

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    • I grew a plum tree because I love them too Janet. It grew into a beautiful tree but never produced any fruit. I’m figuring it either needed a mate or the tree I bought wasn’t a plum tree. Thank you Janet!

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    • Yes use any pan just line it with parchment paper or aluminum foil leaving it stick out of the pan. Lift it out carefully, peel it off and place on a plate. I love the idea of using peaches! I think it would work well.

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      • Just after I read your recipe I was in a grocery store and a worker was gathering up all the plums. I asked him why and he said he was moving them to the front of the produce dept. so people would buy them as the plum season was ending.

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      • Diane I have a random question for you. I’ve been on the road for almost 9 years now, staying in other people’s home. A few have had good knives but most places haven’t. When I get to leave where I’m at presently, I’d love to get a few good knives before I go…..one for chopping, a bread knife and a small one for slicing. Do you have any recommendations regarding brands?

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      • That is funny you ask me that, nobody ever has. Over all these years I have tried so many different types of knives. My favorite knife for dicing, slicing and cutting smaller pieces of meats like chicken, round steak etc. is my ceramic knife. I did a post on it a while back. My favorite bread knife is one I bought back in the 70’s and I use it for cutting melons and bread. As for steak knives, same thing, I am using serrated ones I bought decades ago. I’m afraid I have no idea what brand they are, sorry! My ceramic knife is my favorite and I will be adding more to my Christmas list this year. I swear, it cuts everything so well, even my glass 9” x 13” glass dish! I would suggest starting out with a ceramic knife. Mine is a Kyocera and the blade is 4” long. The only thing I don’t like about it is that it didn’t come in a case. It is very sharp so I took foil and made a sleeve to slide mine in and it works perfectly!

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