Polish Fresh Plum Cake--placek Z Sliwkami

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar (plus)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, very soft (plus)
• 3 tablespoons butter (cold, cut into pieces)
• 3/4 cup milk, room temperature
• 2 large eggs
• 40 fresh plums (any variety, pitted and halved)
• 1/4 teaspoon clove

Recipe

• 1 lightly coat a 13"x9" pan with cooking spray. heat oven to 350 degrees. in large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and 3/4 cup sugar. add 1/2 cup softened butter, milk and eggs. beat at medium speed 4 minutes.
• 2 pour batter into prepared pan. place plums on top, cut side up, pushing down slightly into batter.
• 3 cut remaining 1/4 cup sugar and cloves into 3 tablespoons cold butter and sprinkle over plums. bake about 40 minutes or until a toothpick tests clean.
• 4 let the cake cool in the pan so the plum juices will be reabsorbed to create a moist cake. sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if desired, and cut into 12 squares.