Grandma’s plum and apple cake is fluffy and juicy and is ideal for using fallen fruit or fallen plums in autumn. Of course, you can also buy fresh plums and apples from the supermarket.
Ingredients for a springform pan
- approx. 500g plums
- approx. 500g apples
- 250g sugar
- 125g butter or margarine
- 2 eggs
- 250 g flour
- 1/2 packet baking powder
- 1/2 packet of vanilla sugar or vanilla paste as an alternative
- 1/2 packet of whipped cream
- 100g sour cream
- Maybe some rum flavor
Preparation of the plum and apple cake
The preparation of the delicious plum and apple cake is as follows:
- Wash the apples and plums thoroughly. Then cut and stone the plums, making sure the halves just stay together. Simply peel the apples and cut them into small wedges.
- Beat the sugar together with the butter and vanilla sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and beat vigorously.
- Then mix flour and baking powder in a new bowl and add gradually. Stir in the sour cream and maybe add some rum flavoring if you like.
- Now spread the dough in a greased springform pan or on a greased baking sheet. Then put the fruit, in this case, the plums, and the apples, in the dough.
- So that not too much juice penetrates into the dough, you should sprinkle the dough with whipped cream before inserting the fruit.
- Now bake the cake at 180° with top and bottom heat for 60-90 minutes. After 60 minutes you can quickly do the first needle test between the fruits.
- Sprinkle with a little sugar or icing sugar immediately after baking and let the kitchen cool down in the tin.
Additional knowledge
For the apple pie, you can also consider the following.
- The dough is very suitable for other types of fruit and berries, such as apples, pears, or berries.
- Of course, the cake tastes wonderful with whipped cream
- Preparation time approx. 30 minutes
- Baking time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes
