Plum Cake

Serving Size: Serves 8-10

Ingredients

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan

1 1/2 cups plus 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

3 large eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest

1/4 cup sour cream

3 plums, halved, pitted, and cut into eighths

for dusting confectioners sugar

Adapted From: MarthaStewart.com

Description
Try topping of this lemony, plum cake with a dollop of sour cream.

Preparation
Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter an 8-by-2 inch or a 9-inch cake pan and line bottom with a round of parchment paper. In a large bowl, whisk together 1 ½ cups flour, baking soda, and salt.

Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. With mixer on low, beat in eggs, one at a time, until incorporated; beat in vanilla and lemon zest. Beat n ½ the flour mixture, then sour cream. Add remaining flour mixture; mix just until combined.Spread batter into pan and smooth top with a knife.

In a bowl, toss plums with 2 tablespoons flour and sprinkle over batter.

Bake until cake is golden, about 30 minutes; loosely tent with foil and bake until cake pulls away from side of pan and a cake test inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes more. Let cake cool completely in pan. Run knife around cake edge and remove from pan. Dust with confectioners sugar before serving.