Martha's Plum Skillet Cake

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plum cake
Photo: Mike Krautter
Servings:
8

When it comes to baking, this one-bowl skillet cake is as easy as it gets. Martha made this recipe on Martha Bakes episode 609.

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • Pinch of fine sea salt

  • 1 cup whole milk

  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • 1 ½ pounds plums, halved, pitted, and sliced ¼-inch thick

  • Whipped cream, creme fraiche, or ice cream, for serving

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 12-inch enameled cast-iron skillet or ovenproof baking dish, melt butter in the oven, 5 to 7 minutes.

  2. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Remove skillet from oven and add melted butter to flour mixture; stir to combine. Add milk and vanilla extract; mix until well combined. Pour mixture into skillet and arrange plums evenly on top, leaving a 1-inch border.

  3. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until top is golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool slightly on a wire rack. Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature with whipped cream, creme fraiche, or ice cream.

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