Austrian Plum Cake (Zwetschgenkuchen) | Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street | Recipes, TV and Cooking

Name: Austrian Plum Cake (Zwetschgenkuchen) | Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street | Recipes, TV and Cooking
Ingredients: 130 grams (1 cup) all-purpose flour, plus more for pan; 107 grams (½ cup) white sugar, plus 2 tablespoons for sprinkling; ¾ teaspoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon table salt; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) salted butter, cut into 1-tablespoon pieces, room temperature; 1 large egg, plus 1 large egg yolk; 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 ¼ pounds ripe but firm medium plums, quartered and pitted; Powdered sugar, to serve

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Our Austrian Plum Cake, or zwetschgenkuchen, is a simple summertime cake that makes the most of red and black plums.

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Ingredients

130 grams (1 cup) all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
107 grams (½ cup) white sugar, plus 2 tablespoons for sprinkling
¾ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon table salt
8 tablespoons (1 stick) salted butter, cut into 1-tablespoon pieces, room temperature
1 large egg, plus 1 large egg yolk
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ¼ pounds ripe but firm medium plums, quartered and pitted
Powdered sugar, to serve