Name: Purple Plum Torte
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 70 min
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; large pinch salt; 1 stick unsalted butter (4 oz), room temperature (plus more for the pan); 3/4 - 1 cup granulated sugar (plus 1 tablespoon, or more or less, depending on the tartness of the plums); 2 large eggs; 12 Italian purple plums, halved and pitted (or 6 red plums, pitted and sliced into thick wedges); 1 tbsp Somerset Ridge Citron; 1/2 - 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Purple Plum Torte

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1 10

Course Dessert

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
large pinch salt
1 stick unsalted butter (4 oz), room temperature plus more for the pan
3/4 - 1 cup granulated sugar plus 1 tablespoon, or more or less, depending on the tartness of the plums
2 large eggs
12 Italian purple plums, halved and pitted or 6 red plums, pitted and sliced into thick wedges
1 tbsp Somerset Ridge Citron
1/2 - 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C)
Butter a 9-inch springform pan
In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt
In a large bowl with a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat the butter and 1 cup sugar until light in color, 3 to 5 minutes
Add the dry ingredients
Add the eggs, 1 at a time, mixing just until combined
Spoon the batter into the pan
Cover the top of the batter with the plum halves or wedges, skin side up
Sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon of sugar and the Somerset Ridge Citron, adjusting the amount to the tartness of the fruit
Sprinkle with the cinnamon
Bake the plum torte until the cake is golden and the plums are bubbly, 50 to 60 minutes
Cool on a rack, then unmold