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Rustic Plum Cake

Recipe from cook's illustrated. italian plums work the best. Bought a lot of italian plums at the farmer's market, so i had to make a few cakes and then freeze most of them. Freezing the cakes didn't seem to hurt the flavor at all. Now all i have to do is pop one out of the freezer when i'm in the mood for a delicious plum cake!!

Steps

Cook jam and brandy in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until reduced to thick syrup , 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove skillet from heat and place plums cut-side down in syrup.
Return skillet to medium heat and cook until plums shed their juices and thick syrup is again formed , about 5 minutes , shaking pan to prevent plums from sticking.
Cool plums in pan , about 20 minutes.
Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350f grease and flour 9-inch springform pan.
Process sugar and almonds in food processor until nuts are finely ground , about 1 minute.
Add flour , baking powder , and salt.
Pulse to combine.
Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse sand , about ten 1-second pulses.
Add eggs , vanilla , and almond extract and process until smooth , about 5 seconds , scraping bowl once if needed.
Transfer batter to prepared pan.
Using spatula , spread batter evenly to pan edges and smooth surface.
Stir plums to coat with syrup.
Arrange plum halves , ski.

Ingredients

red currant jelly, brandy, italian plum, unbleached all-purpose flour, sugar, slivered almonds, baking powder, table salt, unsalted butter, egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract, almond extract', confectioners' sugar"]"