How to Bake Hurry Up Yellow Cake with Plums

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Stir the cake flour and sugar together in a large bowl.

   Using a wire whisk, beat these ingredients rather energetically for 2-3 minutes.
   
   If you want only part of the cake with nuts, don't add the nuts in until specified in Step
   4. , You'll need enough to cover the bottom of the cake pan with; if you're using small plums that might mean around 40 plums.
   
   In the pictures greengage plums were used, but you can use any type so long as they're ripe. , If you decided to only use walnuts in half the cake, add the nuts to the batter after pouring half of it into the pan. , The cake should be a light golden shade when done. , Both cocoa butter and lemon icing are tasty options; the cake pictured here is iced with lemon icing.
   
   Store any leftovers in the fridge; with icing this cake keeps good for several days.
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   Step 2: Add in all the remaining ingredients except for the plums.

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   Step 3: Halve and de-pit the plums.

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   Step 4: Lay the plums face-down in the 9x13" cake pan and pour the batter over them.

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   Step 5: Bake the cake at 350F for 30 minutes.

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   Step 6: Ice the cake if you have an inclination for such

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   Step 7: and serve with vanilla ice cream.

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