Fresh Plum Cake
by Sommer Collier — last updated on May 25, 2024 
Fresh Plum Cake – A rustic yet elegant cake that is easy to make and easy to love! Serve it in the summer with seasonal plums, and around the holidays.
Why We Love This Plum Cake Recipe
Come late summer, I love to take advantage of all the stone fruit that is in season! It is juicy, sweet and perfect for making some delicious desserts.
When you find yourself with fresh summer plums, butter, sugar, and flour, you have to make a homemade Fresh Plum Cake. It is simple, yet so delicious.
This cake recipe is perfect for children and adults alike! Your kiddos will be surprised at home much they love this stone fruit cake! You can eat this cake for breakfast, snack or dessert.
Ingredients You Need
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, divided
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar + 1 tablespoon
- 2 extra large eggs, or 2 large + 1 egg white
- 6-8 fresh plums
How To Make This Plum Cake Recipe
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place a sheet of parchment paper over the bottom disk of an 8-9 inch springform pan. Fasten the ring around the disk with the parchment paper secured in between. Cut off the excess paper. Grease the sides of the pan.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl.
In the electric mixer, cream 1 cup of sugar with the butter. Add the eggs one at a time. Slowly add the flour mixture. Scrape the bowl and mix again.
Spread the cake batter evenly in the prepared pan. Slice the plums into eighths. The easiest way I’ve found to do this, is to run a knife around the plum to halve it, then do the same to quarter it. Split each quarter in half. The little sections should pop off the pit with your knife.
Place the plum slices around the top of the cake in a pretty pattern. Make sure they are close together. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of sugar and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice over the plums. Bake for 45-55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Make SURE not to overbake! Cool for 15 minutes in the pan, and another 10 minutes out of the pan before serving!
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Type of Plums/Fruit Available
This particular Fresh Plum Cake is great for summer stone fruits such as plums, peaches, and apricots, yet with a rustic quality that carries through to fall.
A hearty, yet elegant cake that needs no cream or sauce to perfect it.
The plums add a juicy tang to this dense buttery cake, so it’s flavorful enough to stand alone.
That makes this Fresh Plum Cake a perfect dessert to take to a barbecue or summer party when stone fruit is fresh and in season. This is just the kind of dessert I’d wrap up and put in my picnic basket for an evening concert at the park. No hassle, big impact.
You can also make Fresh Plum Cake, with peaches or apricots instead of plums!
Frequently Asked Questions
What If I Don’t Have Pumpkin Pie Spice?
Pumpkin pie spice is a blend of mostly cinnamon, then a little ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. You can mix a small amount for this recipe, or just use cinnamon instead. (You can also use apple pie spice!)
How Long Does This Dessert Last?
You can store the cake leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days, and up to 3 days at room temperature. You can also store it in an airtight container (or wrapped in plastic wrap and aluminum foil) in the freezer for up to 6 months.
How Do I Serve This Dessert?
This cake is amazing as-is, or with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
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Check the printable recipe card below for the nutrition information including calories, carbohydrates, protein, polyunsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, potassium, fiber, vitamin c, and calcium percentages.
Fresh Plum Cake
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, divided
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar + 1 tablespoon
- 2 extra large eggs, or 2 large + 1 egg white
- 6-8 plums
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place a sheet of parchment paper over the bottom disk of an 8-9 inch springform pan. Fasten the ring around the disk with the parchment paper secured in between. Cut off the excess paper. Grease the sides of the pan.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice.
- In the electric mixer, cream 1 cup of sugar with the butter. Add the eggs one at a time. Slowly add the flour mixture. Scrape the bowl and mix again.
- Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Slice the plums into eighths. The easiest way I’ve found to do this, is to run a knife around the plum to halve it, then do the same to quarter it. Split each quarter in half. The little sections should pop off the pit with your knife.
- Place the plum slices around the top of the cake in a pretty pattern. Make sure they are close together. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of sugar and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice over the plums. Bake for 45-55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Make SURE not to overbake! Cool for 15 minutes in the pan, and another 10 minutes out of the pan before serving!
I have the exact same recipe without the pumpkin spice and have made it 30 times. It disappears in no time and is a never fail recipe. Just a suggestion to substitute about a tablespoon or two of cornmeal into the flour. Totally changes the texture and you will never go back!! I have had soooo many complements!
I made this with Italian plums and it was delicious. The mix was very dry though; I added at least half a cup of full-fat yogurt after combining the dry and wet ingredients, just to get it wet enough to mix. Wondering if there’s a missing ingredient (milk?).
I was specifically looking for a plum cake yesterday to take to a BBQ & found this. It was so simple & basic & it was a hit! I brought some vanilla ice cream to top it as 1) I thought it would compliment it (it didn’t need it) & 2) I thought maybe the plums were too tart (they were tart but worked so well with the cake…still no need for the ice cream!) This is the recipe I have been searching for to use it for Apple cake & so much more! For my taste I would increase the spice, especially for fall baking. I can’t wait to try more fruit! Thank you so much…this is a keeper.
Perfection. Used fresh plums I had frozen from the Summer. Let them dethaw and used juice to make a syrup to go on top of ice cream. Cake was perfectly moist. Company loved it and it didn’t take long to make.
Just took my first bite out of a warm piece of this delicious plum cake. I used a 10 Inch Springform and 7 plums . Awesome – this is a keeper !
This is in my oven baking as I comment! It smells so yummy and the batter was delicious so I’m sure it isn’t going to be fantastic! Thank you for the recipe!! I was just wondering if anyone has tried it with frozen plums (like buy fresh but cut and freeze the slices of plum)!
woooow. This looks like a delicious plum cake and I’d love a slice
I just make the cake, had to use canned plums as its winter here and none available! Served it with home made yummy custard and Tip Top vanilla pod ice cream and it all disappeared! Thank you for the brilliant and easy recipe!
Just looking at the very first picture made me hungry. Baking with kids must have been all the more fun :)
Love this! Plums aren’t used nearly enough. This is stunning…
I make a cake like this so I know how good it is! GREG
Delicious! I love plums and your patience to bake with the kids!