Baking · Midsummer
Rustic Yellow Plum Skillet Cake
Jammy fruit, crisp golden edges, and a simple batter that lets ripe summer plums do the talking.
Plum season arrives all at once. This unfussy cake is our answer to a basket of ripe fruit: tender in the middle, crisp around the skillet, and just sweet enough.
It is lovely on its own and even better with a spoonful of softly whipped cream. The cake keeps well, covered, for a day or two.
- Prep
- 20 minutes
- Cook
- 45 minutes
- Yield
- Serves 8
Make
Method
- 01
Prepare the skillet
Heat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 10-inch oven-safe skillet, including the sides.
- 02
Mix the batter
Beat the butter and 3/4 cup sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- 03
Bring it together
Add half the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, followed by the milk, then the remaining dry ingredients. Mix only until no flour streaks remain.
- 04
Add the plums
Spread the batter in the skillet. Nestle the plum halves into the top, cut sides up, and sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon of sugar.
- 05
Bake and cool
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until the top is golden and a tester inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool in the skillet for at least 20 minutes before serving.
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