Grandma's Best Plum Cake

1 c All-purpose flour

1 t Baking powder

pn Salt 1/2 c Butter -- softened

3/4 c Granulated sugar

1 1/2 ts Lemon zest -- grated

2 lg Eggs

15 Purple plums -- halved &

Pitted 1 tb Fresh lemon juice

TOPPING 2 tb Granulated sugar

1/2 ts Ground cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom and

sides of a 9 or 10 inch springform pan. 2. Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.

3. Beat together butter, sugar, and lemon zest at

medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. 4. At low speed, beat flour mixture into butter

mixture. Spoon batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly. 5. Arrange plum halves, skinsides up, on top of

batter. Sprinkle with lemon juice. 6. To prepare topping, mix together sugar and

cinnamon. Sprinkle over top of cake. 7. Bake cake until golden brown, 1 hour. Transfer

pan to a wire rack to cool slightly. Recipe By : Great American Home Baking From: Jean@mcc2.Sws.Uiuc.Edu (Jean Denndate: 16 Apr 1996 21:37:58 Gmt