Plum Cake (German)

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups butter, melted
• 4 egg yolks (save the whites)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• apricot jam
• 3 lbs purple plums, clean and quartered (little ones)
• 2 tablespoons flour
• powdered sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Place 4 cups flour, sugar, salt and melted butter in a bowl; mix.

2. 2

   Add egg yolks and vanilla, mix.

3. 3

   Place the dough onto a cookie sheet pan and press with your fingers make a rim.

4. 4

   Spread with a thin layer of apricot jam.

5. 5

   Place the quartered purple plums in rows on the dough and jam.

6. 6

   Beat egg whites slightly and brush over the plums.

7. 7

   Sprinkle 2 tbsp of flour over the egg whites.

8. 8

   Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes.

9. 9

   Sprinkle powdered sugar on top of the plum cake.