Italian Plum Torte

A family tradition for end of summer and Christmas Morning

Category: Desserts

Cuisine: Italian

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3 reviews 
Ready in 1 hour 10 minutes
by SnowflakeQuilts

Ingredients

3/4 cup Sugar

1/2 cup butter softened

1 cup Flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp Salt

2 Eggs

10 Italian plums halved, pitted (up to 15)

2 tablespoon lemon juice

Cinnamon and sugar mix


Directions

Preheat oven to 350F. Cream butter and sugar in bowl. Mix dry ingredients in another bowl; add to butter/sugar and stir. Add eggs and mix. Pour torte batter into torte pan. Place plum halves face down on top of batter, covering as much empty space as you can. Sprinkle with a little lemon juice and cinnamon/sugar. Bake at 350F for 1 hour. (If you are using a dark non-stick pan, check it at 50 minutes since it sometimes cooks faster.) It will look very brown on top because of the cinnamon, but you want it almost crisp on top. Serve warm plain, with fresh whipped cream, or vanilla bean ice cream.

Reviews

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Thanks for the Treat. Turned out excellent! Everyone liked it.

hank07
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Quick and easy. A super cake

AbacoJill
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Italian plums are little, dusky purple plums (sometimes called prune plums) are available once a year in your local grocery store. I wait till they are about $1.50 lb and buy about 100 which will give me enough for about 5 tortes. I make 1 or 2 that week and the family devours them. Then I freeze the rest and we have torte for Christmas morning. To freeze: Wash and lightly dry plums. Cut in half length-wise and flash freeze by placing face down in a single layer on a pan lined with wax or parchment paper. Place in freezer for about 1 hour, then remove to a freezer bag. These can be used straight from the freezer in the torte recipe. [I posted this recipe.]

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