Saturday, January 23, 2016

Green Plum Upside Down Cake



I have a slight obsession with green plums, so when I saw some in DJs recently, I had to buy some.  Originally, I had visions of making another plum tart.  However, this started to become too much trouble in my eyes, so I procrastinated as to what to do with my plums until the time came when I had to use them or lose them.

You know that cake baking is my passion, so of course, I wanted to make a cake with my plums as the star.  However, I didn't want the cake to be too  much effort eg cake plus filling plus streusel, as that meant I was facing the same issue as with the tart.

Google came to my rescue, and I found this recipe for Green Plum Dessert Cake on The Baking Brunette.  There is a reason, I believe, why she doesn't have a photo of the whole cake - that is because it really doesn't look that pretty, as the top is all lumpy and bumpy.  However, this should not put you off - this cake is delicious, as you can see from my photo of a cross-section of the cake.  It is moist and reasonably light, and the slightly tart topping contrasts well with the sweetness of the cake.

The verdict - I loved this cake.  It was easy to make, tasty, and fits in well with my adoration for green plums.

7 comments:

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...

Wow that texture looks so gooey and moist! And there are so many plums at the market at the moment too :D

Kari said...

Sounds fantastic - and I love that by using green plums it almost looks like an apple cake, but then you'll get the surprise of plums instead :)

The Caked Crusader said...

Are green plums the same as greengages? Looks lovely

~~louise~~ said...

Okay, I'm back:) I had to leave for a moment to look up green plums. I've never heard or saw them before!

Apparently they use to be grown here during Washington's day but are no longer as available. I guess if I lived closer to a whole foods I might find them but alas...

Your upside down cake looks mosit and delcious, Gaye. I love when a recipe is simple and turns out like you've been baking all day, lol...

Thank you so much for sharing...

In case I don't make it back, Happy Australia Day!!!

Cakelaw said...

Hi TCC, I believe there arevarioys varieties of green plums, but I think greengages would work just fine here.

Kayte said...

I have never heard of or eaten green plums but you can bet that I will be on the lookout for them now...do they taste like regular plums?

Cakelaw said...

Hi Kayte, I think they are a little tartier - but then again, some ordinary plums can be quite tart!