Recipe #23: Plum Torte

So if you haven't noticed, I love any dessert that is served warm with ice cream on top. I saw this lovely dessert on @rachtotheizzo's twitter, and I just had to try it out. She sweet enough to e-mail me the recipe, and I whipped it up the next day. I still have some in the freezer for when I'm having a sweet-tooth emergency.

This recipe is super simple, but the Italian plums are really only around in the fall. Luckily, I bought a bunch of extras and froze those too. This recipe is so easy, I know I'll be able to whip it up for a quick treat.

Ingredients

*1/2 cup butter, softened

*3/4 cup sugar

*1 cup all purpose flour

*1 teaspoon baking powder

*2 eggs, beaten

*12 Italian prune plums, halved and pitted

*Cinnamon for sprinkling

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a 9x9 baking pan.

2. Cream butter and sugar together, then mix in flour and baking powder. Slowly add eggs until smooth.

3. Pour mixture into pan, and top with plum halves, skin side up. Sprinkle cinnamon over the top, lightly. Bake for 45-55 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream or frozen yogurt!