Plum Cornmeal Cake
Updated March 26, 2019
I love that we have a plum tree. I really do, but every year I have the hardest time keeping up with it. The plums turn ripe all at once and then our kitchen is filled with buckets of plums. It kind of stresses me out because I don’t want good fruit to go to waste. So, I go plum crazy. I try to incorporate plums into everything we eat. Luckily, Caleb has been helping us out this year. He loves plums and would have eaten the entire tree if we let him.
This year I made our favorites-roasted plums, muffins, and crisp, and I also made a Plum Cornmeal Cake. After one bite of this cake, I was wishing we had 5 plum trees. I could make and eat this cake all summer long.
I love this Plum Cornmeal cake because it is simple to make and the results are outstanding. The cake is light and fluffy in texture and dotted with tart juicy plums. The cornmeal and turbinado sugar add a pleasant crunch to the cake. We served the cake for dessert, but because the cake isn’t overly sweet it would also be great for breakfast or teatime.
Enjoy plum season by making this delightful Plum Cornmeal Cake. It is the perfect vehicle for eating up those ripe summer plums. I know I will be making this cake as long as our tree is producing plums. It is a new favorite plum recipe at our house.
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Plum Cornmeal Cake
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose Gold Medal flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon coarse cornmeal
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 4-6 ripe plums cut into pieces, pit removed
- Turbinado sugar for sprinkling on top of cake
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Set aside.
- 2. Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt into a large bowl. Add ½ cup of the cornmeal and whisk together to combine.
- 3. Put the butter and sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on medium speed until light-colored and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add in the eggs one at a time and mix until combined. Add in the vanilla extract and mix.
- 4. Add the flour mixture and the buttermilk to the mixer bowl in additions, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Beat just until all the ingredients are combined.
- 5. Spread about half of the mixture into the springform pan, spreading evenly. Place about half of the plum pieces over the batter. Spread the remaining batter into the springform pan and top with the rest of the plums. Sprinkle the 1 tablespoon of cornmeal over the top of the batter. Sprinkle turbinado sugar over the entire cake.
- 6. Bake for about 50 minutes or until a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Gently remove the cake from the pan and serve.
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haha, you’re so cute. plum crazy 🙂 i would be stressed out too trying to incorporate plum into everything! looks like you did a great job with this cake!
I love cornmeal cake! This definitely looks like a good way to use fresh plums.
Looks YUMMY!!!! Lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Love that Caleb loves plums 🙂
This is my kind of cake!! I love cornmeal cakes, yum!
I never put plums in anything, but I really should! This looks wonderful 🙂
I am so envious of your plum tree – and I adore this cake. What a great idea!
That’s awesome that you have a plum tree! This cake looks so good!! I could use a slice right now!!
i don’t think I have ever baked with plums, but this sounds so good!
Despite your plethora of plums problem, I am still quite jealous of your plum tree! And this cake looks scrumptious! I loveee cornmeal cakes. I think I may make this with the last of the plums I have hanging out in my kitchen.
Looks delicious! I love cornmeal cakes, and Joe loves plums, so I have a feeling we’d adore this cake.
So pretty , Maria. I love baking with cornmeal and love your cake! I’ll trade you some of my mangoes for some of your plums:)
I have been eyeing (sp?) the luscious plums at the market and thinking what I could do with them. This is the perfect solution!
I just discovered your blog and I am hooked! This recipe is great. It’s easy and a sure crowd pleaser. I think I am going to try it with blueberries tonight. thanks again!
I love cornmeal cakes! And your version looks like SUCH a winner – with plums! I love it. Thanks for the lovely recipe!!
This cake is like deliciously fancified cornbread. And I LOVE cornbread. Can’t wait to try this!
DELICIOUS! And I am so jealous of your plum tree 😉
What a beautiful light cake! Thank you for the link love Maria 🙂
Totally gorgeous maria!
You have a plum tree?! That sounds so delightful. And your cake does, too!
I’ve never had a cornmeal cake, but I think that needs to change. Love when there’s an excuse to eat cake for breakfast 🙂
Lovely cake! I totally have to try this whole cornmeal and fruit thing.
You’re so funny! Plum crazy looks good to me!
I am craving a piece of this with my coffee! I wish we had a plum tree…. currently I grab one or two of the ones dangling over our fence from our neighbor’s tree. Dont’ tell 🙂
If you have a crazy amount of plums, try Chicken Plum Pie – the plums are juicy enough to keep the chicken moist – so good!!
My first thought when I saw this recipe was, “Hey, didn’t I buy cherries two weeks ago?” Sure enough, they were dying in the back of my fridge. They worked wonderfully in this recipe, which-by the way-turned out exactly as you said it would. I so appreciate recipes that turn out like they say they will. I am thinking this would be a good treatment for my way-too-prolific rhubarb patch, as well. Thanks for sharing, I think this will become a regular for me.
I will have to try the cake with cherries next time. Glad you liked it!
I’m making this the first time a few days in advance for a party. Does anyone know if it will keep alright on its own, or should I freeze it?
Thanks!
Plums come all different sizes! I usually use the Italian prune plums in baking, which are very small. Poundage would help in a recipe like this to ensure the correct quantity.