Name: Plum Poppy Seed Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 15 servings
Cuisine: Authentic, Europe
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 1 cup canola oil or grapeseed oil; 1 tablespoon grated orange zest; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons poppy seeds; 5 small plums (about 1 pound), sliced; Confectioners' sugar

Don’t let the simplicity of this recipe fool you. This craveable plum poppy seed cake impresses with understated elegance.

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

4 large eggs, room temperature

1 cup canola oil or grapeseed oil

1 tablespoon grated orange zest

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons poppy seeds

5 small plums (about 1 pound), sliced

Confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat sugar, eggs and oil until lemon-colored and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in orange zest and vanilla.

2 In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; fold into egg mixture. Stir in poppy seeds. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan, spreading evenly. Arrange plum slices over batter (do not press into batter).

3 Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and additional cinnamon before serving.