Plum Moelleux Cake
This Plum Moelleux Cake recipe was destined to be shared quickly on my Instagram… But following the success of it, I decided to share it on the blog as well, so no one misses out on the goodness! A “moelleux” is a French cake made with the simplest of ingredients and a generous amount of butter, for a melt-in-your-mouth texture. The crumb is rich and a little dense, which makes it the perfect vessel for ripe Summer fruits likes blueberries, apricots and plums. I make this recipe with apricots every Summer,…
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 55 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 plums, (pit removed) sliced into thin slices
- 3/4 cup (150g) white sugar
- ¼ cup (50g) brown sugar + 1 tbsp (for sprinkling)
- 1 ¾ cup (220g) all purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp (8g) baking powder
- 1 cup (2 sicks/225g) unsalted butter, cubed & at room temp.4 large eggs
Instructions
- 1
Pre-heat your oven to 180C/350F with a rack in the middle. Line up a 9” cake pan with parchement paper.
- 2
Step 1 - In a large bowl, combine the two sugars, flour, salt and baking powder. Add the cubed butter with a spatula and mix until just incorporated. Add the 4 eggs and mix until just incorporated.
- 3
Step 2 - Gently fold ¾ of the plum slices into the batter and transfer into the cake pan. Smooth out the top with the back of a spoon and top with the rest of the plum slices, placed in a circular pattern.
- 4
Step 3 - Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- 5
Enjoy still warm.