Plum Crumbcake

This yummy cake can also be made with apricots or pitted bing cherries.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.

For the topping , combine 1 cup flour , brown sugar , and cinnamon in a bowl.

Add the cold butter and cut into the dry ingredients with a pastry blender until crumbly.

Set aside.

Grease a 10-inch springform pan.

Cream the soft butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.

Beat in the eggs , 1 at a time.

Stir in the vanilla.

In a bowl , sift together 1-1 / 4 cups flour and the baking powder , then fold into the butter mixture in 3 batches.

Pour the batter into the pan.

Arrange the plums on top.

Sprinkle the topping over the plums in an even layer.

Bake until a cake tester inserted in the centre come out clean , about 45 minutes.

Let cool in the pan.

To serve , loosen the edge of the springform and invert the cake onto a plate.

Invert again onto a serving plate so that the topping is right-side up.

butter, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, plums, brown sugar, ground cinnamon