Shortbread Red Plum Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 10 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 2/3 cup flour
• 50 g cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 6 red plums
• 2 small bananas (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f butter or coat with cooking spray a 13x9 inch baking dish.
• 2 for the crust: in a food processor, add all the ingredients and pulse a few times. pat the crust into the bottom of the prepared dish. bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. let cool.
• 3 cut the plums in half and remove the pit, cut the bananas in small slices, sprinkle with a tb of sugar, set aside.
• 4 for the cake: mix the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt together and set aside.
• 5 in the bowl of stand mixer (or hand held mixer), cream the butter and sugar. add the eggs, one at a time and beating well, scraping the bowl if necessary, after each addition.
• 6 add the flour mixture, alternating with the buttermilk. spread the batter over the shortbread base. place the plums and bananas (if using) on top of the cake in rows of 4 or so, depending on their size. do not worry if they seem to stick out, the batter rises around them. bake for 50-55 minutes. ready!