Mirabelle plum cake recipe with almonds

This post is also available in german/deutsch.We enjoy the summer harvest to the fullest. Fresh picket mirabelle plums for our fluffy and easy Mirabelle plum cake recipe with almonds. These sweets fruits reminds me on my childhood with my grandma. We have three trees in our garden and we picked every year plums for jam or cakes.

Mirabelle

1. Season: late July to September
2. good for the nerves
3. Protect cells
4. They taste sweet and are reminiscent of plums.
5. Mirabelle plums should be plump and without bruises. It is best to store them in a refrigerator or cool place and use them quickly.
6. You can make jam, compote or delicious mirabelle plum cake.

Mirabelle plum cake

250 g mirabelle plums
125 g butter, softened
85 g caster sugar
2 large eggs
80 g plain flour, sifted
70 g ground almonds, freshly ground
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
finely grated zest of 1/2 lemon
also
some sliced almonds
20 cm springform baking tin

Preheat the oven to 190 ° C. Line a 20 cm springform cake tin with baking paper.
Wash and stone the mirabelle plums.
Beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one by one. If the mixture starts to curdle, add 1 tablespoon of the flour. When the mixture is creamy, add lemon and mix the remaining flour with the almonds and baking powder and beat under the butter mixture.
Put 5-10 mirabelle plums aside and fold the remaining mirabelle plums under the batter with a spatula. Cover with the remaining mirabelle plums and sprinkle with sliced almonds.
Bake on the middle rack for 30-40 minutes.
The cake is ready when a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let cool down and enjoy.

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Mirabelle plum cake recipe

This delicious and moist Mirabelle plum cake recipe is very easy and quick to make. With freshly ground almonds, flour and mirabelle plums.

Course Cake

Cuisine easy recipe

Keyword mirabelle plums

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Servings 8 pieces

Author Klaraslife

Equipment

• 20 cm springform baking tin

Ingredients

• 250 g mirabelle plums
• 125 g butter softened
• 85 g caster sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 80 g plain flour sifted
• 70 g ground almonds freshly ground
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• finely grated zest of 1/2 lemon

also

• some sliced almonds

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 190 ° C. Line a 20 cm springform cake tin with baking paper.
• Wash and stone the mirabelle plums.
• Beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one by one. If the mixture starts to curdle, add 1 tablespoon of the flour. When the mixture is creamy, add lemon and mix the remaining flour with the almonds and baking powder and beat under the butter mixture.
• Put 5-10 mirabelle plums aside and fold the remaining mirabelle plums under the batter with a spatula. Cover with the remaining mirabelle plums and sprinkle with sliced almonds.
• Bake on the middle rack for 30-40 minutes.
• The cake is ready when a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Let cool down and enjoy.

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