Open-Face Crumb Cake

Name: Open-Face Crumb Cake
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients: 10 tablespoons sweet butter, at room temperature; 1 cup light-brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 1/2 pounds Italian ''prune'' plums, pitted and sliced; Confectioners' sugar; 3/4 cup heavy cream, whipped

By Florence Fabricant

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Rating: 4(16)
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Ingredients

Yield:6 to 8 servings

10tablespoons sweet butter, at room temperature
1cup light-brown sugar
2eggs
1cup flour
½teaspoon baking powder
½teaspoon salt
1teaspoon vanilla
1½pounds Italian ''prune'' plums, pitted and sliced
Confectioners' sugar
¾cup heavy cream, whipped

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a nine-inch springform pan.
Step 2
Cream eight tablespoons of the butter with three-fourths cup of the sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well.
Step 3
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Add to batter, stirring lightly, and stir in vanilla.
Step 4
Spread batter in prepared pan and arrange sliced plums on top. Sprinkle with remaining sugar and dot with remaining butter.
Step 5
Bake one hour. Cool slightly before removing sides of pan. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm or cool with whipped cream.