Pflaumenkuchen (plumb cake)

Name: Pflaumenkuchen (plumb cake)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, German
Ingredients: 10 plumbs, sliced; 2 cups milk, scalded; 1/2 cup butter; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 tsp salt; 6 cups flour; 1 egg, beaten; 5 oz active dry yeast; 1 tsp vanilla

1 step

Prep:1hCook:30min

German for plumb cake. My great grandma would make tray fulls and tray fulls of it during plumb season. I remember my grandpa telling us stories of his four brothers eating five pan fulls in one day.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:46:56 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories433.1 kcal (22%)

Total Fat10.7 g (15%)

Carbs72.7 g (28%)

Sugars19.7 g (22%)

Protein13.5 g (27%)

Sodium222.9 mg (11%)

Fiber5.6 g (20%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

10plumbs

sliced

2 cupsmilk

scalded

½ cupbutter

¾ cupsugar

1 tspsalt

6 cupsflour

1egg

beaten

5 ozactive dry yeast

1 tspvanilla

Instructions

Step 1

Combine yeast, 1 tsp sugar, and 1/2 cup scalded milk. Stir and let double in size. To the rest of the scalded milk add butter, sugar, salt, and vanilla. When lukewarm add the egg and flour (add flour 1 cup at a time). Knead dough until smooth and elastic. Cover dough and let rise until doubled in size. Spread dough into a greased 9/12 sheet pan. Brush light coat of butter over dough. Add sliced plumbs and brush fruit with butter. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over fruit. Preheat over to 350 degrees. Let rise until doubled in size. Bake for 30 minutes until fruit is soft and dough is golden brown.