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Plum Skillet Cake

Recipe courtesy of Martha Bakes
Plum Skillet Cake recipe

Yield: 8 servings

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    Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • Pinch of fine sea salt
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ pounds plums, halved, pitted, and sliced ¼-inch thick
  • Whipped cream, creme fraiche, or ice cream, for serving

    Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Melt butter in a 12-inch enameled cast-iron skillet or ovenproof baking dish, in the oven, 5 to 7 minutes.
  3. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Remove skillet from oven and add melted butter to flour mixture; stir to combine. Add milk and vanilla extract; mix until well combined. Pour mixture into skillet and add plums evenly over the top, leaving a 1-inch border.
  4. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until top is golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the batter comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool slightly on a on a wire rack. Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature with whipped cream, creme fraiche, or ice cream.
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