OPEN-FACE CRUMB CAKE

Open-Face Crumb Cake image

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

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

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 355, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 42 grams, Fat 20 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 195 milligrams, Sugar 28 grams, TransFat 1 gram