Skillet Plum Cake

Name: Skillet Plum Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 10
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (about 7 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup (about 2 1/3 ounces) packed dark brown sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 stick (4 ounces) plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 2/3 cup milk; 2 teaspoons orange zest; 2 large eggs, at room temperature; 2 teaspoons pure almond extract; 3 ripe but firm black plums, seed discarded, thinly sliced into wedges; 2 teaspoons granulated sugar

⏱ 50 mins 🍽 Serves 10 🌶 american 🏷 Dessert

This simple American dessert requires just a skillet and a few bowls to create a wonderfully moist cake studded with fresh plums. The batter is enriched with brown butter and almond extract, then topped with sliced fruit and baked until golden. It's a quick and satisfying treat that can be served warm from the pan. Perfect for a last-minute dessert, it serves about 10 people and comes together in under an hour.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups (about 7 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour
3/4 cup (about 2 1/3 ounces) packed dark brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 stick (4 ounces) plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2/3 cup milk
2 teaspoons orange zest
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons pure almond extract
3 ripe but firm black plums, seed discarded, thinly sliced into wedges
2 teaspoons granulated sugar

Method

Position your oven rack in the centre and heat the oven to 350°F. Combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl with a whisk, then set this aside.
Place the butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet. Warm it, swirling the pan now and then, until it starts to foam. Take the skillet off the heat once the foam subsides and the butter has a nutty aroma, which should take 5 to 7 minutes. Quickly move the butter to a medium bowl. Mix in the orange zest. Then whisk in the milk, eggs, and almond extract.
Pour the wet brown butter mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients. Whisk everything together just until you have a smooth batter with no lumps.
Use the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter to grease the skillet. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Arrange the plum slices on top, skin side facing up, and press them lightly into the batter. Scatter the granulated sugar over the fruit. Bake until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes.
Move the skillet to a wire rack. Let the cake cool for approximately 15 minutes before serving it warm. It can also be enjoyed at room temperature.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium99000 mg

Recipe details

CategoryDessert

Cuisineamerican

AuthorMaría del Mar Cuadra