See our recipe to learn how to make a plum and cream cake in a total of 1 hour and 10 minutes—20 minutes prep time and 50 minutes baking time.
Ingredients
- 200 g butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 220 g granulated sugar
- 300 g cake flour
- 200 g dried plums
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons water
- 1 vanilla bean
- 330 ml milk
- 2.5 tablespoons cornstarch
Preparation
- 1. For the cream, cut the vanilla bean lengthwise without breaking it, scrape out the seeds, and add them to a saucepan.
- 2. Add the milk and let it heat up.
- 3. Whisk the egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch in a bowl.
- 4. Gradually add the milk while stirring.
- 5. Strain the mixture back into the saucepan and cook over high heat for 2–3 minutes.
- 6. Remove from the heat.
- 7. Beat the butter and sugar with a mixer.
- 8. Add the eggs one at a time, continuing to beat.
- 9. Sift in the flour and mix.
- 10. Set aside ¼ of the batter.
- 11. Spread the remaining batter into a greased and lightly floured springform pan, making sure the sides are high.
- 12. Pour the cream over the top.
- 13. Arrange the plums on top of the cream.
- 14. Spread the reserved batter over the plums.
- 15. Whisk the egg yolk with the water and brush it over the batter.
- 16. Bake in a preheated 170-degree oven for 50 minutes.
- 17. Let it cool, then slice and serve.
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Recipe Details
- Category: Dessert
- Difficulty: Medium
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 50 min
- Servings: 6
- Published: 29.08.2026
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Selin Tekin
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