Plum Cake – Rich Fruit Cake Recipe

How about a rich fruit cake for this new year 2011? our special pick of the day is the delicious "Plum Cake Recipe" commonly known as the Christmas cake. If your wondering as to why a Christmas cake for new year? Then the answer is that the rich fruit cake recipe can be relished in any occasion specially, in the upcoming the new year with kids and family. Take a look at how to make the tasty plum cake recipe in as less as 10 steps.

Plum Cake recipe -

Ingredients:

1.11/2 cups Plums (sliced)

2.1 cup Flour (all purpose, sifted)

3.3 Eggs (beaten)

4.1/2 cup Butter (melted)

5.1/2 cup Sugar

6.1 tsp Lemon Zest

7.Pinch of Baking Powder

Method:

1.Preheat the oven at 325 degrees F.

2.Grease the base of the cake pan.

3.Combine a of cup flour with baking powder and leave aside.

4.Mix softened butter with sugar in a bowl.

5.Beat egg yolks with lemon zest and add it to the butter mixture.

6.Mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture.

7.Beat the egg whites in a bowl and stir the egg whites into the flour make it into a thick batter.

8.Add the batter into the greased cake pan.

9.Add the sliced plums attractively over the batter.

10.Bake it for 45 minutes at 370 degrees F. Remove and set aside to cool.
Tasty plum cake ready to serve.

Serve the tasty plum cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and enjoy this new year with the rich fruit cake recipe.