Oma's German Plum Cake: Classic & Diabetic-Friendly
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Rest Time 20 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
This classic German Plum Cake features a soft, buttery base, sweet-tart plums, and a golden streusel topping. It’s simple to make, bursting with flavor, and perfect with a dollop of whipped cream. A timeless treat for any gathering!
Ingredients
Servings: 12
Cake
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2/3 cup sugar granulated
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 10 plums 10-12 pitted
Streusel
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup all purpose flour
Instructions
- Wash and slice the plums in half. If plums are bigger you might want to quarter them. Put them to the side.
- Grease a 9 inch springform with butter and preheat oven to 350°F
- Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl until fluffy. Approx 2 minutes. Add eggs, lemon zest and vanilla. Mix for 1 minute.
- Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a seperate bowl. Add flour mixture in batter and mix well. Spread the thick batter into the prepared pan.
- Arrange plums in a circular pattern on top of the cake batter until the batter is covered completely.
- For the streusel mix the sugar, cinnamon, soft butter and flour in a bowl. Mix until it starts clumping together. Take it out of the bowl and sprinkle it evenly over the plums.
- Bake the cake for 50 to 55 minutes or until golden brown, and insert toothpick in center of cake to see if it comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool down completely before slicing. Serve with whipping cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream
- Enjoy!