Grandma's German Plum Cake – Oma's Pflaumen-Streuselkuchen
Grandma's German plum cake! So thankful to my niece for finding this long-lost family favorite from Grandma. Now that I've posted it, it'll be part of my traditional German baking as well :-)
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ¾ cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 cups sliced plums
- lemon juice (if needed)
- butter (if needed)
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup butter, cold
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup finely chopped walnuts
Instructions
- 1
Stir together sugar and cornstarch. Add to a saucepan with sliced plums. Stir over medium heat until fruit thickens.
- 2
Add a couple of tablespoons lemon juice if too sweet. Add some butter if too sticky.
- 3
Set aside to cool.
- 4
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan.
- 5
Stir together vinegar and milk. Set aside for 5 minutes. Then add egg and beat together.
- 6
In another bowl combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Remove ½ cup and reserve for the streusel topping.
- 7
To the remainder add baking powder, baking soda, and walnuts. Add milk mixture to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
- 8
Spread ⅔ of batter over the bottom and part way up the sides of the pan. Spread the fruit filling over the batter. Spread the remaining batter over the fruit in small spoonfuls, using two forks to spread over the filling as well as you can.
- 9
Sprinkle with the reserved streusel topping.
- 10
Bake for about 50 minutes or until nicely browned.