Southern Plum Cake

Southern Plum Cake      

            

       

  Ingredients

14-16 fresh dark purple plums 

 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 

 Vegetable shortening for preparing pan

 1/2 of 18.25 ounce box yellow cake mix 

 Water 

 1 large egg 

                                                   Powdered sugar                                                    

 Directions

  

 1. Cut each plum in half and remove the seed. Put the halves 

in a bowl, cover with granulated sugar, and let sit for 30 minutes

 so the sugar dissolves. 

 2. Preheat the oven according to cake mix directions. 

Grease 1 (9-inch) cake pan.

 3. Mix the cake mix by hand with slightly less than half the water 

required on the box and only one egg to make a thick batter. 

Pour into the cake pan. 

 4. Drain plums from the dissolved sugar. Arrange the plums on 

top of the cake batter and bake according to cake box 

directions or until golden on top.

 5. Cool and remove the cake from the pan. Sprinkle powdered 

sugar on top. Cut in slices and serve.