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plum platz (German Plum Cake) with ice cream on a white plate, with a whole platz and ice cream container in the background.

Plum Platz (German Plum Cake)

Make this old fashioned Plum Platz (or German plum cake) for an easy and delish dessert.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: german platz, german plum cake, platz, pluot recipe
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 273kcal
Author: Donnalea

Equipment

hand mixer
10 inch baking dish or a 9x13 inch baking dish

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ¾ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 20 small plums , about 3 cups fruit, or as much as desired.

Topping

  • ½ cup flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup butter

Instructions

  • Beat sugar and butter until fluffy.
  • Add egg, cream and vanilla. Mix well.
  • Add flour, soda and cream of tartar.
  • Spread on bottom of a 10 inch baking dish.
  • Remove seeds from plums and chop into quarters. Spread evenly over bottom layer.

Topping

  • Mix flour and sugar together.
  • Cut butter and add to mixture. Blend using a pastry blender, two knives, or your fingers, until mixture is crumbly
  • Sprinkle mixture over top of fruit.
  • Bake at 350˚F for 30 minutes until browned and fruit is bubbling.

Notes

  • Note: If mixture is dry, add 1 tablespoon more cream at a time. The dough should be the consistency of cookie dough.
  • Any fruit may be used. Rhubarb, peaches, berries would all be delicious. Add a bit of sugar if using rhubarb.

Nutrition

Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 145mg | Potassium: 227mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 827IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg