Plum Tart
Recipe
Plum Tart
I got these cute little plums from my CSA and couldn't wait to make a nice dessert with them. This tart was the easiest most delicious thing, good for dessert or as a coffee cake.
Times
- Ready Time : 0 min
Servings
Ingredients
- 1 stick (8 Tablespoons) unsalted margarine, room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 12 baby plums, pitted and cut in half
- pinch of salt
Topping
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Prepare a 9 or 10″ springform pan and set aside.
- Cream the margarine and sugar in a mixing bowl until pale and fluffy. Add the flour, baking powder, eggs and salt and mix on low speed. Once flour is incorporated increase speed to medium and mix well.
- Spoon the batter into the baking pan. Arrange the plum halves skin side down in the batter. Mix the cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl and sprinkle it over the top of the plums.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until cake test inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool before removing from pan and serving.








one of my favorites. I always bake these for Rosh Hashanah
Can you substitute the margarine for oil? And the sugar with honey?
You can try, but it will change it and I don’t know exactly how it would work. If you do let us know.
i have a plum tree in my backyard and i am always looking for recipes. this one looks quite easy. thanks
Tamar, two quick questions about this recipe …. does this cake freeze well? This is something that I can never seem to remember – the measurement of the flour is that 1 cup of flour after it is sifted or measure a cup of flour and then sift it? Please let me know – I’d love to try this recipe for Rosh Hashanah.
I would think this cake would freeze well, but I have not tried it. It is 1 cup before sifting.
I just noticed that in the instructions you mention baking powder but you did not list them in the ingredients. could you share- the batter is in my mixer!
I love how easy this recipe is, and so pretty too. I bet some powdered sugar would look beautiful sprinkled over the top!
This sounds so great, it makes me wish I had bought the tiny plums I saw at the farmers market yesterday!