This cake is amazing. Is there any way to capture the flavor without all the fat? - Brenda, Chicago ITALIAN PLUM CAKE 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs 1 ...

This week, I was invited to a friend’s place to break the fast for Yom Kippur. I was tasked with making a dessert, and after a lot of research on what is traditional for the holiday, I found that, ...

Instructions: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan, dust with flour and tap out the excess. Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, ...

If central Europe had a counterpart to the phrase, "as American as apple pie," it would have to be "as German (or Swiss, or Austrian) as pflaumenkuchen." Pflaumenkuchen (plum cake) is the most common ...

Instructions: Spray a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray, dust with flour and tap out the excess. Set aside. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat the butter and 3/4 cup of the sugar until ...

For a couple more months this fall, pastry chef Alfred (Freddie) Hiltbrunner at the Edelweiss Restaurant, 34 E. Ramona Ave., will spoil us with his Italian plum cake. If you haven't had the experience ...