PLUM CAKE RECIPE ~ Tuesdays With Dorie
Tuesdays With Dorie
TWD has become "Whatever Day With Dorie" for me. I actually made the plum cake on Tuesday, took some pictures, ate half the cake for dessert, then fooled around with more pictures on Wednesday. As is John's weekly custom, he got to take the leftovers to work that week. Those lucky guys. I feed them well don't I?
Michelle from Bake-En has chosen the Dimply Plum Cake for this weeks...er, last weeks recipe! You can find the recipe on page 41 in Dorie Greenspan's book, Baking: From My Home To Yours. Michelle has also typed it out on her blog for you to follow.
Dorie's Dimply Plum Cake???
Why on earth would Dorie name this cake "Dimply Plum Cake"? The name is just so...I don't have a word for it, so I'll just call it Plum Cake! I suppose it's because, as it bakes, the plums settle down into the cake and make "dimples". My German mother-in-law would call it Zwetschgenkuchen, (not sure of the spelling?) which is just another name for - you guessed it - Plum Cake! It was a quick and easy recipe to make. Very simple and very understated. It definitely needed something though. I sprinkled confectioners' sugar over the top. I made some homemade whipped cream. I even swirled some raspberry jam on the plate. By that time, it was just right!
Plums, Plums & More Plum Desserts
I used the small Italian Prune plums. They're super easy to halve and pit. I left the skins on, less work. I didn't have any cardamom, so I used nutmeg instead. I love nutmeg, so it was a good choice! I think the cake would have been prettier in a fluted pan or a mini springform pan, but I used the standard 8" X 8" pan that Dorie suggested. Still, looks aside, it tasted good and John liked it. They do say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. I guess I've proven that right!
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A whole slew of "Dimply Plum Cakes" can be viewed by checking out the Tuesdays With Dorie blogroll. Bon Appétit!
Your cake looks great! I love that one!
Posted by: Maria | September 29, 2008 at 02:33 PM
Your cake looks great! I love that one!
Posted by: Maria | September 29, 2008 at 02:33 PM
OMG! I so want to eat that right now! It looks fantastic!
Posted by: Tracy | September 29, 2008 at 05:22 PM
Your cake come out wonderful! Beautiful photos!
Posted by: Liliana | September 30, 2008 at 06:33 AM
Your cake turns out beautifully. I am having a dimply plum cake cooling on the rack now. But my plum halves have sunken too much into the batter!
Posted by: Mandy | September 30, 2008 at 11:37 AM
I really liked this cake a lot and I want to try it again, and see if I can improve it even more.
Posted by: Mari | September 30, 2008 at 12:27 PM
so are you letting Brad eat any of your cake too? ;)
Posted by: Kerri aka Fuglies | September 30, 2008 at 02:41 PM
Nice Cake!
Posted by: Seline T | April 25, 2009 at 06:08 PM