Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Marian Burros’s Original Plum Torte recipe:
Ingredients
Yield: 8 servings
¾ to 1 cup sugar
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup unbleached flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of salt (optional)
2 eggs
24 halves pitted purple plums
Sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon, for topping
Step 1
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2
Cream the sugar and butter in a bowl. Add the flour, baking powder, salt and eggs and beat well.
Step 3
Spoon the batter into a springform pan of 8, 9 or 10 inches. Place the plum halves skin side up on top of the batter. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and lemon juice, depending on the sweetness of the fruit. Sprinkle with about 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, depending on how much you like cinnamon.
Step 4
Bake 1 hour, approximately. Remove and cool; refrigerate or freeze if desired. Or cool to lukewarm and serve plain or with whipped cream. (To serve a torte that was frozen, defrost and reheat it briefly at 300 degrees.)
Tip: To freeze, double-wrap the torte in foil, place in a plastic bag and seal.
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Marian Burros’s Original Plum Torte recipe:
Ingredients
Yield: 8 servings
¾ to 1 cup sugar
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup unbleached flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of salt (optional)
2 eggs
24 halves pitted purple plums
Sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon, for topping
Step 1
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2
Cream the sugar and butter in a bowl. Add the flour, baking powder, salt and eggs and beat well.
Step 3
Spoon the batter into a springform pan of 8, 9 or 10 inches. Place the plum halves skin side up on top of the batter. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and lemon juice, depending on the sweetness of the fruit. Sprinkle with about 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, depending on how much you like cinnamon.
Step 4
Bake 1 hour, approximately. Remove and cool; refrigerate or freeze if desired. Or cool to lukewarm and serve plain or with whipped cream. (To serve a torte that was frozen, defrost and reheat it briefly at 300 degrees.)
Tip: To freeze, double-wrap the torte in foil, place in a plastic bag and seal.
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