German Plum Kuchen- Pflaumenkuchen is a summer recipe that uses fresh plums in season. This Transylvanian recipe is easy to make and delicious. Sieve the flour together with the baking powder and sugar. Work the cold butter into the mixture until it looks like bread crumbs. Add the egg. Mix to make a dough.
1 1/4 cup butter, softened. 2 3/4 cup sugar. 3 2 large eggs, room temperature. 4 1 cup all-purpose flour. 5 1 teaspoon baking powder. 6 1/4 cup 2% milk. 7 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest. 8 2 cups sliced fresh plums (about 4 medium) 9 1/2 cup packed brown sugar. 10 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
NOTES: To make this Vienna Plum Cake recipe Dairy Free, simply replace the butter with coconut oil or the butter replacement of your choice. To make it fully Paleo, you can replace the sweetener with coconut palm sugar or the sweetener of your choice.
Pour into a greased 10-in. springform pan. Arrange plums on top; gently press into batter. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake until top is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes. Run a knife around edge of pan; remove rim.