Plum Kuchen

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 15 italian prunes, halved and pitted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
• confectioners' sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 several hours (or even a short time) before baking, layer plums in a dish. sprinkle with 1/4 c sugar and let stand, turning frequently. (can add a small splash of cassis for good taste. yum).
• 2 for the cake, combine another 1/4 c sugar and melted butter in a bowl and mix well, using a wooden spoon or a whisk. beat in milk and egg. sift flour with baking powder and salt and mix into batter, blending well.
• 3 turn into a buttered 9 inch cake pan (or 8"square) or 7 x 11 pan.
• 4 drain plums reserving liquid and stand them up on end in batter. combine bread crumbs, cinnamon and remaining 1/2 c of sugar and sprinkle over plums.
• 5 pour reserved plum juice over all and bake 40 minutes at 350.
• 6 just before serving, dust with confectioner's sugar.