Christmas plum cake, a festive tradition rooted in English plum pudding, requires early preparation. Soaking dried fruits enhances moisture and flavour. Key tips include using quality ingredients, ...

This plum cake is super simple to make and is a great way to use the bounty of your backyard plum tree. (Adriana Janovich / The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo This plum cake isn’t the prettiest. But ...

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 ...

Sweet recollections are once again the theme of much of our reader mail. Bakers dug into their files and came up with cakes that appear to meet Annette Achermann's standards for a sweet breadlike plum ...

"Here's a recipe from my stylish 88-year-old mother, Louise Berlin (originally from Marblehead, now in Newton), that's one of my favorite desserts for summer," writes Lisa Sazer of Waban about her ...

1) Preheat oven to 350˚ F. Spray a nonstick bundt pan with cooking spray, and lay plums skin-side down evenly around the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the sugar. 2) Whisk dry ...

This recipe reimagines traditional Indian Christmas plum cake as a rich, fudgy brownie with boozy fruit, espresso ganache, and dark chocolate layers. It balances nostalgia with indulgence, offering a ...

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. 2. Cut one-fourth cup butter into pieces and add it to a small saucepan or skillet. Heat over medium heat until the butter browns but does not burn. Pour the browned ...

I’d make a plum cake when she died, a lamentation grief-bake, Kaddish through blood-recipe, all of its colors shrieking at me; a sweet take on her love. I gaze at the street. Tree branches out front ...